USDA Documents

**NEW** USDA memo (Dec. 22): states that it revokes the September memo (see below), but page 4 of the new memo still mandates premises registration anytime VS personnel perform an activity under a federal disease control program on their property, including vaccinations.

USDA memo (Sept. 22) mandating premises registration

Business Plan (NEW version, released September 2008)

User Guide (Updated Dec. 2007)

Program Standards and Technical Reference (Updated Oct. 2007)

Cooperative Agreement Funding Announcement (June 2007): USDA's announcement of what states need to do to get federal money for implementing NAIS.

Implementation Plan (April 2006): Although USDA has stated that this document has been superseded by the more recent documents, it shows USDA's failure to respond to producers' objections in any meaningful way.

Draft Strategic Plan (May 2005): Although USDA has stated that this document has been superseded, it is critical to understanding USDA and industry's vision of what they want NAIS to be.

Click here to visit the Liberty Ark Coalition's website, which has additional federal documents, including letters to Congress and Congressional bills.  More documents will be posted on the FARFA website soon, to the extent our server can support them. 

Other

Report of the U.S. Animal Health Association (October 2006): Interesting tidbits about the technology have been highlighted. The USAHA's recommendation that USDA adopt an "interim rule" barring interstate commerce from states that do not have mandatory cattle ID for all breeding cattle is also highlighted, on page 14.

Texas Animal Health Commission's 2007 Work Plan for NAIS.  We have additional documents relating to the TAHC's Cooperative Agreement with USDA, but they are too large to post on our server.  Please contact us if you would like a copy.