Documents required, before leaving a state and prior to entering a state
Brand inspection is required prior to leaving specific states as indicated below:
Cattle Entering California
A Brand Inspection Certificate should accompany all loads from any state requiring a brand inspection.
A Health Inspection Certificate may be required for some loads
entering California.
This certificate, when required, will identify loads
from non-brand inspection states.
|
National Uniform Tag Code # |
State of Origin | Brand Inspection Required |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Yes | |
| 64 | Alabama | |
| 96 | Alaska | |
| 86 | Arizona | Yes |
| 71 | Arkansas | |
| British Columbia | Yes | |
| 93 | California | Yes |
| 84 | Colorado | Yes |
| 16 | Connecticut | |
| 50 | Delaware | |
| 58 | Florida | |
| 57 | Georgia | |
| 95 | Hawaii | |
| 82 | Idaho | Yes |
| 33 | Illinois | |
| 32 | Indiana | |
| 42 | Iowa | |
| 48 | Kansas | |
| 61 | Kentucky | |
| 72 | Louisiana | |
| 11 | Maine | |
| 51 | Maryland | |
| 14 | Massachusetts | |
| 34 | Michigan | |
| 41 | Minnesota | |
| 65 | Mississippi | |
| 43 | Missouri | |
| 81 | Montana | Yes |
| 47 | Nebraska | Yes |
| 88 | Nevada | Yes |
| 12 | New Hampshire | |
| 22 | New Jersey | |
| 85 | New Mexico | Yes |
| 21 | New York | |
| 55 | North Carolina | |
| 45 | North Dakota | Yes |
| 31 | Ohio | |
| 73 | Oklahoma | |
| 92 | Oregon | Yes |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | |
| 15 | Rhode Island | |
| Saskatchewan | Yes | |
| 56 | South Carolina | |
| 46 | South Dakota | Yes |
| 63 | Tennessee | |
| 74 | Texas | |
| 87 | Utah | Yes |
| 13 | Vermont | |
| 52 | Virginia | |
| 91 | Washington | Yes |
| 54 | West Virginia | |
| 35 | Wisconsin | |
| 83 | Wyoming | Yes |
"Blank" = No Brand Inspection Requirement
The National Uniform Tag Code PREFIX NUMBER appears on all ANIMAL HEALTH RELATED forms, eartags and backtags.
Contact us for more information:
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Animal Health and Food Safety Services, Bureau of Livestock Identification
1220 N Street, Room A-130
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone: (916) 654-0889
Fax: (916) 653-5190
or send an email to the bureau: bliinfo@cdfa.ca.gov