Register for your NAIT number now
2 February 2012
People in charge of cattle and deer can now register for the National Idenitification and tracing (NAIT) scheme, set to be mandatory from 1 July 2012 and deer from 1 March 2013.
To register:
- Click here to register online, or
- Contact NAIT for registration assistance on 0800 624 843, or
- Use a NAIT-accredited information provider (once they are approved) to complete your registration. Ask your local livestock company, meat processor or rural services provider if they can help.
People registering will need to supply NAIT with some personal information and farm details. During registration, a NAIT number is created which people in charge of cattle and deer will need to use for all their NAIT transactions when NAIT is mandatory.
The NAIT number links the person in charge of animals with the animals’ location, and the animals themselves.
When creating a NAIT number, have your Animal Health Board herd number handy. If you buy ear tags using a participant code, have that number handy also as this will help to link tags you have purchased to your NAIT number.
Animal registration will be available when the scheme is mandatory.
When the NAIT scheme is mandatory, people in charge of cattle and deer will have to:
- Register with NAIT to get a NAIT number
- Identify every property on which they have cattle and deer they are in charge of
- Tag cattle and deer with NAIT-approved radio frequency identification device (RFID) ear tags, and register those animals with NAIT
- Report to NAIT when cattle and deer are moved off-farm or received onto a property
- Report deaths, losses or live exports of cattle and deer"
