[FEL-L] Alert: USDA plans to use breed registries to implement NAIS

Sun Jan 13 22:53:30 CST 2008

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USDA Plans to Use Breed Registries to Implement NAIS

USDA plans to use breed associations to force NAIS registrations, beginning
as early as March 2008, less than two months from now.  USDA's Business Plan
calls for breed registries to start using an official Animal Identification
Number, or "AIN" in their registry. And since you must first register your
property in NAIS before you can obtain an AIN, this could effectively
implement the first two stages of NAIS for anyone in those registries!

The breed registries for cattle, horses, sheep, and goats are potential
targets, but the Plan does not indicate which breed registries have agreed
to implement NAIS.

Take Action: Contact your breed association or other livestock registry and
find out if it will be implementing USDA's Plan.

Ask the registry:

*	Do you plan to require members to use the USDA's 15-digit Animal
Identification Number (AIN) to enter or maintain animals in your registry? 

*	Do you plan to require members to use the State's or USDA's premises
registration system in order to obtain a breed registration number? 

*	Can you please confirm the registry's intentions in writing?

Tell them that you do not want them to be a tool for implementing the
government's plan for NAIS!

Next Steps:

*	If they plan to force their members into NAIS, consider finding
another association to meet your needs if possible.  If you do leave your
association, be sure to tell them why. 

*	Spread the word! If you find out that your breed association plans
to force NAIS on its members, tell all the people you know who are in that
association or considering joining.  Post to the online groups that focus on
your type of animal.  Let people know how the association is working against
the best interests of its members. 

*	Email us to let us know what your breed association says. We'll post
a list of organizations that are requiring NAIS and those that aren't.

More Information 

The USDA published its Business Plan in December of last year. You can
download the Plan at HYPERLINK
"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sb5vskC1Jv_tp_jx3elQVFQ-6pF095fqn6J9Qx5uC1CuRrwu
3gqC6Y9vnWip5-ZB3TMEwsE9mO4tO8xw1V4dG96l0Z0Z4Zhv8qexJxfMxILhV0HRBkLTW6FjprcT
AkcJO5KlY5UG1G6sgvWx87XkSklxUNs4BtwI"
\nhttp://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/Government-documents. The Plan sets
aggressive targets for implementation of NAIS. One of the strategies for
achieving those goals is "harmonization" among various systems that already
use individual identification.  Harmonization involves changing the existing
programs so they use the NAIS-compliant Animal Identification Numbers
(AIN's). (Plan, pp.28-29). 

As part of its harmonization strategy, USDA lists having breed registries
begin using NAIS AIN's in March 2008, less than two months from now. (Plan,
p.52). The AIN is a 15-digit internationally unique identification number.
It starts with "840" which identifies the animal as coming from the US.
(Plan, p.30).  In order to get an AIN under NAIS, you have to register your
property ("premises registration" under the NAIS plan).  The legal effect of
this registration is unknown, because there has been nothing like it before
- permanent federal registration of citizens' property, linked to an issue
(animal ownership) that carries potential liabilities. 

With this harmonization strategy, USDA plans to use our private associations
to force livestock, poultry, and horse owners to register their property and
tag their animals under a government program, despite the continued protests
of animal owners across the country.

 Contacts for more information

Liberty Ark Supporters:  The Liberty Ark email system is still down.  You
can contact the Coalition by emailing one of the Steering Committee members,
Karin Bergener, at HYPERLINK "mailto:bergener at config.com"
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866-687-6452 with any questions.

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