RFID 48Hour Trace Back For Animal Tracking ...

Idaho State Legislature - 2004 House Agricultural Affairs Committee Minutes

... "The process is called RFID. It will be a mandatory national program. It will register all premises where food animals are held or kept by having a tag number on the animal's ear. These tags would be in specific animals groups, ex. sheep will be with other sheep, cattle to other cattle, etc. USDA will maintain national premises information. The goal is to have a 48-hour trace back capability for disease control purposes. Idaho is at an extreme advantage because we have branding and grazing associations. There is a good chance this will be funded federally. Because of Idaho's advantage, we could start registering July of this year. " ...