NLIS
National Livestock Identification System
The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) records animal movements between property identification codes (PIC), by using visually readable ear tags printed with your PIC and the NLIS logo, in conjunction with the national vendor declaration (NVD)/waybill system.
The ear tag stays with the animal for life and cannot be removed. Post-breeder tags for subsequent properties may be applied; animals may have multiple tags if they have lived on a number of properties.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) may be used within on a voluntary basis provided they also show the PIC of the place where the tag was applied.
Registration of the microchip numbers to the first property of issue in a database by the tag manufacturer is also required. There is no requirement to record movements of individual animals between PICs.
Given that the sheep system is paper based it is imperative that NVDs are correctly completed with each transaction.
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