In 2009, the USDA attempted to implement the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), which would have mandated the identification of every livestock animal in the United States. After strong opposition, the plan was dropped in 2010. Rural Vermont ardently opposes efforts to identify and monitor Vermont livestock, as well as the farms upon which they reside, at either the federal or state level, and we remain committed to ensuring that any future attempts to implement such a system meet with a similar end.
