Traceability: Premises Identification

Premises Indentification

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Premises identification is a way of linking farm animals to geographic locations for disease, health and food safety purposes and effective emergency response.

If you are an owner of reportable livestock in Alberta you are required to obtain a PID account and register at least one premises in order to obtain a PID number. A PID number is a unique identifying number assigned to a specific piece of property. If you operate commingling sites (a site where animals of more than one owner are housed together) you are also required to obtain a PID account, register the site(s) and inform the animal owners of the PID number.

In Alberta, reportable livestock include: cattle, dairy, bison, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, cervids, poultry, llama, alpaca, ostrich, emu, ducks and other game fowl.

This list supports the reportable and notifiable disease regulation that mitigates threats to market access, the economy and/or public health. The list of Alberta's reportable and notifiable diseases are available for review on-line.

There are two ways to apply for a premises identification number to register on-line or to obtain an on-line registration form visit: www.agriculture.alberta.ca/premises

Or you can obtain a paper application form from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) or AFSC offices located throughout Alberta. For more information call the Ag Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276). Once the premises ID has been validated your unique Account number and Premises ID number will be mailed to you. The Premises ID number needs to be kept by the premises operator and used when completing livestock manifests, reporting movement and age verification information.

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