NAIS stands for National Animal Identification System.
This program entails three parts:

1. Premises ( 7 digit GPS code given to every farm or facility that receives livestock)

2. Tagging (15 digit code given to every individual animal, preferably by RFID eartag)

3. Tracking (Reporting movement of livestock anytime it moves to a new property.)

 

This program is a Federal one, set up to be voluntary, but enticing states to make it mandatory at their level. Cooperative Agreements provide seed money to states for enrolling farms and animals from their location.

Created supposed to control diseases, NAIS actually would only follow any contagen, not stop it. There are already sufficient identification and approaches used, but they do not generate a great deal of income. NAIS was created by agribusinesses and electronic ID companies to facilitate their businesses, not protect our nation's livestock.

Corporate flocks of poultry and herds of swine are grouped as "lots" and not subject to individual tagging or tracking.

There is no estimated cost for this program. Each species has its own concerns. Every state can set their own prices. One suggestion is a $1,000/fine/incident for lack of compliance.

For more information visit the sites at Liberty Ark and NoNais.org.