Does anyone know of a Nigerian Dward Goat club in New Mexico that one could join to get a herd ID. I found out this would be the more economical way to be compliant with the state of New Mexico Livestock board regulations and law for registered goats that "have to be branded". They want $100 every three years. In order to sell for 4H and FFA, the registered goats have to be branded or they can be confiscated.
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If you do a CTRL-F on that page for 77-8-22, you'll see that on a different part of the page it says the exemption is $50. I'm curious what led you to find this. Did someone from the state tell you that you had to do it? The legislation looks like it's dated in the 90s, which is really old. This whole thing could have been repealed. That's not a very user-friendly website. Someone else suggested that if this thing is still on the books, it may not be enforced. It sounds like something from the 1800s before registries were common. There is no need to put a new brand on an animal after you buy them because you have their registration papers, which show that you are the owner. Plus every single goat has a unique tattoo. ADGA doesn't even allow the same tattoo to be used on a goat of a different breed.
yes the form $100 is the brand exemption to be paid every 3 years.
I called ADGA and they don't know. New Mexico is a brand state, texas is not. The state needs the master brand for the herd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock_branding
If this is not the case, I would look into an exemption, because there really is no need for new tattoos for new goats that are registered. It's very easy to figure out/prove ownership through registration tattoos.
Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres said:
I think that ADGA and other registry tattoos that can follow and identify your goat as I explained above fall into the " except for registered sheep or goats that are properly identified by legible tattoos" part of this law.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/sessions/99%20Regular/FinalVersions/SB0287.html
"77-8-22. NECESSITY OF BRANDING OR MARKING SHEEP AND GOATS.--
A. A person owning sheep or goats shall have and adopt a brand for them except for registered sheep or goats that are properly identified by legible tattoos and whose owner has been issued a certificate of brand exemption for his flock by the board. The brand shall be applied by any method approved by the board. Each brand shall be recorded in the office of the board. The board may provide for the use of a mark in lieu of the owner's brand if the mark is recorded in conjunction with the brand.
B. Unbranded or unmarked sheep or goats, except offspring with a branded or marked mother, shall be subject to seizure by a peace officer or inspector and shall be handled and disposed of in the same manner as is provided for the handling and disposal of estrays.
C. Sheep or goats that are purchased shall be rebranded or remarked by the new owner with his recorded brand or mark within thirty days of the purchase date unless he is given special permission by the board or the former owner to use the former owner's recorded brand or mark on the sheep or goats."
Section 46. A new section of Chapter 77, Article 9 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"DEFINITION.--As used in Chapter 77, Article 9 NMSA 1978, "livestock" means horses, asses, mules, cattle or bison."
I hope you are misunderstanding the law... because a tattoo specific to your ownership would seem like it would mean that ownership would be difficult to transfer. There are only so many places to put a tattoo on a goat. With ADGA, goats get a tattoo specifying what herd they were born to. (for example, my herd tattoo is WHT5) and that tattoo goes into one ear. Then, in the other ear, there is a letter specific to the year the goat was born, and then as a breeder, I put a number specifying what order the goat was born that year. For example, D was 2013, so the fourth kid born on my farm would have my herd tattoo in one ear, and D4 in the other. This would be placed on their registration papers, which follow them around to any owners. The tattoos verify via the registry that I am the owner, and that they are the goats on my paperwork. There is no need for further tattooing, that I can think of. Hopefully, that is the case for you! Nigerians don't have a lot of space for much more than that!! lol
Sounds like you have been misinformed. New Mexico goats do not have to be "branded." Please share the source of this information.
Yes, tattoo and branding mean the same thing. the AGS has the tattoo but that isn't the same as what the state required for ownership. My AGS certificate has that I am the owner and the tattoo, but the state requires the brand as well. I will try and contact ADGA and see if they can clairify.
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Any registered goats that you have already purchased will already have their tattoos from the herds they came from. Just FYI.
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