Section 610.90  Identification Not to be Removed or Altered

The removal or altering of any identification of animals, such as, ear tags, backtags, and tattoos is prohibited, except as follows:

a)         Backtags may be removed whenever an animal is blood tested or is slaughtered and a Market Cattle Identification sample collected.

b)         Identification tags may be removed only when an animal is slaughtered and a Market Cattle Identification sample collected.

(Source:  Amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 5973, effective April 23, 1984)