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Guide to National Sheep Identification System

From: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on: 6 March 2019
Last updated on: 6 March 2020

This booklet explains the rules on sheep identification and movement that sheep farmers must comply with from 1 June 2019, under a revised National Sheep Identification System (NSIS).

There are 5 main elements in the National Sheep Identification System, all of which must be complied with by any person who keeps sheep. These are:

registration
identification
movement
record keeping
census

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National Sheep Identification System Guide

This booklet is a guide to the National Sheep Identification System.

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