All bovine animals two years of age and older received for sale or shipment to a slaughtering establishment shall be identified with a back tag issued by the department. The back tag shall be affixed to the animal as directed by the department. It shall be the duty of every livestock trucker when delivering to out-of-state markets, and every livestock dealer, livestock market operator, stockyards operator, and slaughtering establishment to identify all such bovine animals not bearing a back tag at the time of taking possession or control of such animals. A livestock trucker may be exempted from this requirement if the animals are identified as to the farm of origin when delivered to a livestock market, stockyards, or slaughtering establishment which agrees to accept responsibility for back-tag identification. Every person required to identify animals in accordance with this section shall file reports of such identification on forms as specified by the department, including thereon the back-tag number and date of application; the name, address and county of residence of the person who owned or controlled the herd from which such animals originated; and whether the animal was of the beef or dairy type. Each such report should cover all animals identified during the preceding week. The removal of back tags shall be restricted to personnel specifically authorized by, and according to, instructions and policies issued by the department. The removal of back tags by unauthorized personnel shall be considered a violation of this section and subject to the penalties as provided in section 164.31.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 164.30]
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