Revoked Tags for Bovine Livestock Identification and Traceability Program Version 3 2015/10/15
Document history Version Date Modification(s) made 1 2010/11/30 2 2013/11/21 Revocation of tags BOV 01 10R and BOV 01 11R 3 2015/10/15 Revocation of BOV 01 12R, 13R, 14R, and 15R Confirmation that BOV 00 0R tags have been revoked Page A2 of 21
Regulatory requirements As indicated in the Context section, the authority to revoke tags has been delegated to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Requirements specifically dealing with revoked tags listed under Part XV of the Health of Animals Regulations include the following: 173. (1) The Minister may approve or revoke a tag, chip or other indicator for the identification of an animal, or the carcass of an animal, for the purposes of this Part. (2) When considering the approval of a tag, chip or other indicator, the Minister shall take into account whether (a) the tag, chip or other indicator bears a unique identification number; (b) the tag, chip or other indicator may not readily be altered or otherwise tampered with; (c) the tag, chip or other indicator is difficult to counterfeit; (d) the identification number on the tag, chip or other indicator is easily and reliably readable; and (e) the tag, chip or other indicator is designed to be retained by any animal to which it may be applied. (3) When considering the revocation of an approved tag, chip or other indicator, the Minister shall take into account whether there is any other tag, chip or other indicator that offers improved performance over that approved tag, chip or other indicator with respect to the criteria set out in paragraphs (2)(b) to (e). 179. Except as authorized under paragraph 186(1)(a) or 187(1)(a), no person shall remove, or cause the removal of, an approved tag, or an approved tag that has been revoked, from an animal or the carcass of an animal. 185. (1) Every person who applies, or causes the application of, a new approved tag to an animal, or the carcass of an animal, that does not bear an approved tag, bears an approved tag that has been revoked, or that has lost its approved tag, shall keep a record of (a) the number of the new approved tag; and (b) enough information about the origin of the animal or the carcass to enable the origin to be traced, including, if it is known by that person, (i) the number of the approved tag that was previously applied to the animal or carcass Page A3 of 21
and, in the case of an animal or carcass to which more than one approved tag has been applied since the animal s birth, the numbers of all of them, (ii) the name and address of the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the animal or carcass when it was brought to the site where the new approved tag was attached to it and the date when it was brought to the site, and (iii) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance that brought the animal or carcass to the site where the new approved tag was attached to it.. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the application of an approved tag to (a) an animal before it leaves its farm of origin; or (b) the carcass of an animal before the carcass leaves the animal s farm of origin. (3) Every person who applies, or causes the application of, a new approved tag to an animal, or the carcass of an animal, that already bears an approved tag or an approved tag that has been revoked, shall, within 30 days after the new approved tag is applied, report to the responsible administrator the number of the new approved tag as well as the number of the previously applied tag. (4) An organization that manages an animal identification system shall, if it receives the information referred to in subsection (3), report the information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after receiving it. 186 (3) If an animal bearing an approved tag or an approved tag that has been revoked is slaughtered or otherwise dies at the site, the operator of the site shall keep a record of the slaughter or death of the animal and the number of its tag. Page A4 of 21
List of revoked tags for the cattle sector Please note that the following list of tags which have been revoked for the cattle sector is not complete. However, it should be noted that all bar coded tags which were approved for the cattle sector under the national livestock identification and traceability program (and therefore bears the logo of the administrator) have been revoked since July 1, 2010. BOV 00 0R 29 bar coded tags approved at the onset of the program in 2000 BOV 01 1R BOV 01 2R BOV 01 3R BOV 01 4R BOV 01 5R BOV 01 6R BOV 01 7R BOV 01 8R BOV 01 9R BOV 01 10R BOV 01 11R BOV 01 12R BOV 01 13R BOV 01 14R BOV 01 15R New Brunswick, bar coded tag Dairy visual, large tag Dairy visual, very large tag Dairy visual, replacement tag Dairy visual, large, replacement tag ATQ, bar coded tag ATQ, bar coded tag ATQ, bar coded tag for the Angus breed ATQ, bar coded tag for the cattle imported from the United States of America Yellow and white, bar coded tags for beef cattle Pink, small, bar coded tags for beef cattle Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID full set; SKU code: HAC CCX23L23000000 (also referred to CCX23L23X23L23 if purchased with a non RFID secondary tag) Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID USA Dairy; SKU code: HAC CCX24L24000000 Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID USA Dairy Replacement; SKU code: RCX24L24000000 Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID EID Replacement; SKU code: HAC RCX23L23000000 Page A5 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-00-0R Manufacturers: Allflex, Destron, Temple, Y Tex Allocator: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Page A6 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-1R New Brunswick, bar coded Allocator: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 4.0g Page A7 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-2R Dairy visual, large Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 5.5g Page A8 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-3R Dairy visual, very large Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy Visual Couple: Weight: 11.5g Weight: 5.5g Page A9 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-4R Dairy visual, replacement Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 5.5g Page A10 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-5R Dairy visual, large, replacement Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy Visual Couple: Weight: 11.5g Weight: 5.5g Page A11 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-6R ATQ, bar coded Allocator: Agri Traçabilité Québec Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 4.0g Page A12 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-7R ATQ, bar coded Allocator: Agri Traçabilité Québec Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 4.0g Page A13 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-8R ATQ, bar coded tag for the Angus breed Allocator: Agri Traçabilité Québec Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 4.0g Page A14 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-9R ATQ, bar coded tag for the cattle imported from the United States of America Allocator: Agri Traçabilité Québec Visual Couple: Weight: 6.0g Weight: 4.0g Page A15 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-10R Yellow and white, bar coded tags for beef cattle Allocator: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Page A16 of 21
CFIA code: BOV-01-11R Pink, small, bar coded tags for beef cattle Allocator: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Page A17 of 21
CFIA code: BOV 01 12R Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID full set Manufacturer s code: CCX23L23000000 (also referred to CCX23L23X23L23 if purchased with a non RFID secondary tag) Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy HDX technology Inlay and chip: RI INL 0243 30, based on the TI IC/chip TMS37124 Note: this tag is gradually being phased out of the program since March 2012 EID Couple: Weight: 17.3g Weight: 5.5g Page A18 of 21
CFIA code: BOV 01 13R Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID USA Dairy Manufacturer s code: CCX24L24000000 Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy HDX technology Inlay and chip: RI INL 0243 30, based on the TI IC/chip TMS37124 Note: this tag is gradually being phased out of the program since March 2012 EID Couple: Weight: 17.3g Weight: 5.5g Page A19 of 21
CFIA code: BOV 01 14R Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID USA Dairy Replacement Manufacturer s code: RCX24L24000000 Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy HDX technology Inlay and chip: RI INL 0243 30, based on the TI IC/chip TMS37124 Note: this tag is gradually being phased out of the program since March 2012 EID Couple: Weight: 17.3g Weight: 5.5g Page A20 of 21
CFIA code: BOV 01 15R Holstein Canada Combo Tag MaxiEID EID Retagging Manufacturer s code: RCX23L23000000 Allocator: National Livestock Identification for Dairy HDX technology Inlay and chip: RI INL 0243 30, based on the TI IC/chip TMS37124 Note: this tag is gradually being phased out of the program since March 2012 EID Couple: Weight: 11.5g Weight: 5.5g Page A21 of 21