LAC 7:XXI.1313. Operation of Livestock Auction Markets (Formerly §907)

A. All swine which are sold or offered for sale in livestock auction markets must meet the general requirements of §131 and the following specific pseudorabies/brucellosis requirements. 1. All breeder and feeder swine moving to Louisiana auction markets from farms outside Louisiana must meet the requirements of §131. 2. All swine over six months of age, being sold at Louisiana livestock auction markets must be identified by an official swine back tag, placed on the animals' forehead and an official metal ear tag. 3. The market shall furnish the Board of Animal Health’s official representative a copy of each check-in slip, showing the name of the auction market, the date, the name and complete address of each consignor, and the official back tag numbers applied to the consignor's livestock. It shall be a violation of this regulation for anyone to consign livestock to a Louisiana livestock auction market and give a name and address that is not the name and address of the owner consigning the livestock to the auction market.