BOAH: Traceability & Premise ID

Animal Disease Traceability (ADT)

Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) requirements went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, Indiana's rule aligns with USDA's Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) program. The following information outlines what forms of identification will be recognized as official, as well as what documentation will be required for each species moving into/out of and within Indiana.

Cattle & Bison

Swine

Equine

Sheep & Goats

Cervids

Poultry

Premises ID

BOAH requires premises registration of all sites associated with the sale, purchase and/or exhibition of the following species: cattle, swine, sheep, goats and cervids. Equine and poultry sites may be registered on a voluntary basis.

More information about the premises ID program, including registration forms is available here

Registered but lost your Premises ID? Send an email to: animalid@boah.in.gov (Include your name and physical address in the email.)

For additional questions about Indiana's premises ID program contact BOAH at animalid@boah.in.gov or (317) 544-2400.

Animal ID

In general, livestock species need to be individually identified before entering the state of Indiana. Specific requirements, including types of official ID and when ID must be applied, will vary by species. Select the species below for more information on requirements and exceptions. Official ID Tags can be obtained from the following List of Official ID Distributors that serve Indiana.

Record Keeping for Producers

Producers are required to keep records of livestock movements for 5 years. This includes: purchases, sales, leases, bartering, trading, and exchanging.

Record keeping is in lieu of having a CVI for in-state movement and private sales.
Records must include: name and address of buyer and seller, transaction date, all animal identification numbers, breed, sex, and reason for movement.

Below BOAH is providing an example spreadsheet that can be used to record livestock movements. This is only an example. Producers may keep records however works best for them as long as the required information is recorded.

Herd Additions Record Spreadsheet (PDF)

Herd Additions Record Spreadsheet (Excel)

Record Keeping for Veterinarians & Tag Distributors

Any person or organization, including a veterinarian, that distributes official animal identification devices is required to keep a record for 5 years of the device identification number as well as the name and address of the device recipient. These records must be kept in a readily accessible record system and/or entered into a database approved by the USDA.

The below record keeping spreadsheet can be used to submit to BOAH records of official identification distributions. Records submitted to BOAH will be entered into the BOAH’s record keeping database.

Official Identification Record Keeping spreadsheet (PDF)

Official Identification Record Keeping spreadsheet (Excel)

Record Keeping for Markets

Reports for out-of-state animals that are moving through Indiana markets to Indiana farms must be submitted to BOAH.

Reports may be submitted as a spreadsheet (see printable/downloadable suggested formats below) or in another, legible format. Reports must contain the following information: Name and address of the source; number of head; all official ID numbers; species/breed; sex (if known); and name and address of the animals' destinations.

Submit reports via email to: ekoch@boah.in.gov, or via fax to 317-974-2011.

Reports are due on the first and third Fridays of each month. (For holidays: Submit on following Monday.)

Record for out-of-state animals received (PDF)

Record for out-of-state animals received (Excel)