[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR79.5]

[Page 330-331]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 79_SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 79.5  Issuance of certificates.

    (a) Certificates are required as specified by Sec. 79.3 for certain 
interstate movements of animals. A certificate must show the official 
ear tag number, individual animal registered breed association 
registration tattoo, individual animal registered breed association 
registration brand, individual animal registered breed association 
registration number, and any other official individual identification of 
each animal to be moved; provided that, in the case of animals 
identified with premises identification \4\ that is assigned to the 
flock of origin and that meets the requirements for individual animal 
identification, the premises number may be recorded instead of the 
individual identification numbers. A certificate must also show the 
number of animals covered by the certificate; the purpose for which the 
animals are to be moved; the points of origin and destination; the 
consignor, and the consignee. Certificates must indicate the flock of 
birth for any breeding sheep born after January 1, 2002, that are 
covered by the certificate. The certificate must include a statement by 
the issuing accredited or State or Federal veterinarian that the animals 
were not exhibiting clinical signs associated with scrapie at the time 
of examination and an owner statement indicating whether the animal is 
or is not a scrapie-positive, suspect, high-risk or exposed animal and 
whether it originated in an infected, source, exposed, or noncompliant 
flock. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, all 
of the information required by this paragraph must be typed or written 
on the certificate. Note that in accordance with Sec. 79.3(a), (b), and 
(c), scrapie-positive, suspect, and high-risk animals, some exposed 
animals, and animals that originated in an infected or source flock 
require permits rather than certificates.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ Ownership brands may be used on certificates for sheep and goats 
moved interstate when premises identification is required under this 
part, provided the ownership brands are legible and are registered with 
the official brand recording agency and the animals are accompanied by a 
brand inspection certificate.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Animal identification documents attached to certificates. As an 
alternative to typing or writing individual animal identification on a 
certificate, another document may be used to provide this information, 
but only under the following conditions:
    (1) The document must be a State form or APHIS form that requires 
individual identification of animals;
    (2) A legible copy of the document must be stapled to the original 
and each copy of the certificate;
    (3) Each copy of the document must identify each animal to be moved 
with the certificate, but any information pertaining to other animals, 
and any unused space on the document for recording animal 
identification, must be crossed out in ink; and
    (4) The following information must be typed or written in ink in the 
identification column on the original and each copy of the certificate 
and must be circled or boxed, also in ink, so that no additional 
information can be added:
    (i) The name of the document; and
    (ii) Either the serial number on the document or, if the document is 
not imprinted with a serial number, both the name of the person who 
prepared the document and the date the document was signed.
    (c) Ownership brands documents attached to certificates. As an 
alternative to typing or writing ownership brands on a certificate, an 
official brand inspection certificate may be used to provide this 
information, but only under the following conditions:
    (1) A legible copy of the official brand inspection certificate must 
be stapled to the original and each copy of the certificate;
    (2) Each copy of the official brand inspection certificate must show 
the ownership brand of each animal to be moved with the certificate, but 
any other ownership brands, and any unused space for recording ownership 
brands, must be crossed out in ink; and
    (3) The following information must be typed or written in ink in the 
official identification column on the original and each copy of the 
certificate and must be circled or boxed, also in ink, so that no 
additional information can be added:

[[Page 331]]

    (i) The name of the attached document; and
    (ii) Either the serial number on the official brand inspection 
certificate or, if the official brand inspection certificate is not 
imprinted with a serial number, both the name of the person who prepared 
the official brand inspection certificate and the date it was signed.