Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 , The TCA has always been that all livestock going anywhere (but to the sale barn) must have a health cert. saying when and where. This is nothing new, look at any fair book for the last 20 years under the health rules and you will see it. The tagging rules have been in place in TN for the last 5-6 years, they are just now seriously enforcing them. Betsy, Cosby, TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 What stockyard are you talking about? I would like to call them and ask what 'tag' they are talking about? Because your goat/sheep gets tagged with a numbered tag so YOU CAN GET PAID when you unload! Guess you don't mind that???? Donna > > Dear Y'all, > > I'm probably behind the 8-ball. I normally am. > > Regardless, this morning I discovered something > interesting. > > It is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in Tennessee. > > What? > > Right, it is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in > Tennessee. > > > > I know, you're thinking I put a tablespoon of crazy in my > Cheerios today, but read on. > > > > I opened a letter this morning from the Tennessee > Livestock Producers Association that announced that my sheep or goats > must now have a Scrapie tag if I sell them at a sale barn. If they > aren't tagged, when I sell them at the sale barn, I will be charged > $3.00 per animal to have them tagged when I sell them. > > But wait! The letter also said that I could call USDA Vet Services > at and get the tags for free. Wow, I thought. The > government giving something away for free – where's the punch in the > mouth that normally accompanies their `freebies'? > > That wasn't the only thing that puzzled me, though. So I > called. > > When a nice government worker lady answered the phone, I > told her about the letter and asked what I needed to do to get > the `free' tags. She said, well, I can fill out the application for > you on the phone and then you get the tags for free (I realise now > that I was remiss in asking the name of the application). So, I then > asked her why they were giving away Scrapie tags to be put on animals > that weren't being tested for Scrapie. A Scrapie tag in an ear means > no Scrapie, right? Wrong. She said that it wasn't about Scrapie. > They just want to be able to trace the animal back to me in case it > gets sick. > > " So this is just like a low-tech version of the animal id, right? " > > " Right, " she said. > > " Ok, you've answered my questions. I sure appreciate your time. " > > " But don't you want me to fill out the application for you? " she said. > > " No, " I said, " I don't think I'll be selling any more sheep at the > sale barn. " > > " Well, " she said in the most authoritative tone she could > muster, " you should know that you can be fined if you sell sheep or > goats privately now and they don't have an ear tag. " > > " Ok, thanks, bye. " I said. > > > > Pictures of gun-toting, uniformed tag-checkers began flying through > my head and it hit me – if now I can be fined for selling something > in the same condition I used to, the way I always have in the past, > it's no longer legal for me to sell that thing. > > Ergo, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL SHEEP AND GOATS IN TENNESSEE. > > > > Still think we're in a free country? > > > Moving on, when I first sent this email out, several wrote back and > asked, " Is this just a threat? " > So, I called the threatening lady at the USDA back. She said I was > getting into technicalities and this would be something that the > state would enforce. > She then gave me the number for the state. > I called a very helpful lady there. > She referred me to http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0080/0080-02/0080- > 02-01.pdf > > 0080-2-1-.08 SHEEP. > > (1) All sheep imported into or through Tennessee shall be accompanied > by an official health certificate > > and be in compliance with 0080-2-1-.02, and Title 9, Code of Federal > Regulations, Part 79.1 through > > 79.4. > > (2) All sheep that move within the state, with the exception of > wethers under the age of 18 months that are > > produced for slaughter only, including for change of ownership, > shows, fairs, expositions or slaughter > > shall be permanently, individually identified by a method approved in > Title 9, Code of Federal > > Regulations, Part 79.1 through 79.4. > > 9 CFR 79.1-4 says you gotta have tags that APHIS says are ok. > > So, I'm back to so what? > What fine? > How much? > I'm waiting on the lady from the state to call me back about that. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 What stockyard are you talking about? I would like to call them and ask what 'tag' they are talking about? Because your goat/sheep gets tagged with a numbered tag so YOU CAN GET PAID when you unload! Guess you don't mind that???? Donna > > Dear Y'all, > > I'm probably behind the 8-ball. I normally am. > > Regardless, this morning I discovered something > interesting. > > It is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in Tennessee. > > What? > > Right, it is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in > Tennessee. > > > > I know, you're thinking I put a tablespoon of crazy in my > Cheerios today, but read on. > > > > I opened a letter this morning from the Tennessee > Livestock Producers Association that announced that my sheep or goats > must now have a Scrapie tag if I sell them at a sale barn. If they > aren't tagged, when I sell them at the sale barn, I will be charged > $3.00 per animal to have them tagged when I sell them. > > But wait! The letter also said that I could call USDA Vet Services > at and get the tags for free. Wow, I thought. The > government giving something away for free – where's the punch in the > mouth that normally accompanies their `freebies'? > > That wasn't the only thing that puzzled me, though. So I > called. > > When a nice government worker lady answered the phone, I > told her about the letter and asked what I needed to do to get > the `free' tags. She said, well, I can fill out the application for > you on the phone and then you get the tags for free (I realise now > that I was remiss in asking the name of the application). So, I then > asked her why they were giving away Scrapie tags to be put on animals > that weren't being tested for Scrapie. A Scrapie tag in an ear means > no Scrapie, right? Wrong. She said that it wasn't about Scrapie. > They just want to be able to trace the animal back to me in case it > gets sick. > > " So this is just like a low-tech version of the animal id, right? " > > " Right, " she said. > > " Ok, you've answered my questions. I sure appreciate your time. " > > " But don't you want me to fill out the application for you? " she said. > > " No, " I said, " I don't think I'll be selling any more sheep at the > sale barn. " > > " Well, " she said in the most authoritative tone she could > muster, " you should know that you can be fined if you sell sheep or > goats privately now and they don't have an ear tag. " > > " Ok, thanks, bye. " I said. > > > > Pictures of gun-toting, uniformed tag-checkers began flying through > my head and it hit me – if now I can be fined for selling something > in the same condition I used to, the way I always have in the past, > it's no longer legal for me to sell that thing. > > Ergo, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL SHEEP AND GOATS IN TENNESSEE. > > > > Still think we're in a free country? > > > Moving on, when I first sent this email out, several wrote back and > asked, " Is this just a threat? " > So, I called the threatening lady at the USDA back. She said I was > getting into technicalities and this would be something that the > state would enforce. > She then gave me the number for the state. > I called a very helpful lady there. > She referred me to http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0080/0080-02/0080- > 02-01.pdf > > 0080-2-1-.08 SHEEP. > > (1) All sheep imported into or through Tennessee shall be accompanied > by an official health certificate > > and be in compliance with 0080-2-1-.02, and Title 9, Code of Federal > Regulations, Part 79.1 through > > 79.4. > > (2) All sheep that move within the state, with the exception of > wethers under the age of 18 months that are > > produced for slaughter only, including for change of ownership, > shows, fairs, expositions or slaughter > > shall be permanently, individually identified by a method approved in > Title 9, Code of Federal > > Regulations, Part 79.1 through 79.4. > > 9 CFR 79.1-4 says you gotta have tags that APHIS says are ok. > > So, I'm back to so what? > What fine? > How much? > I'm waiting on the lady from the state to call me back about that. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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