Re: [RC] FL registering with NAIS is a benefit? - Truman Prevatt
Lisa,
A couple years ago when I got a passport the vet - Dr. Irby - told me I
needed to register. I gave him the info and he signed me up. The next
time I applied for a passport - he called and wanted my NAIS number.
They have it on file now.You might want to contact Dr. Irby with your
questions. I don't know about an event permit. However, those are only
good in GA, FL and AL, whereas the passport is good in 13 states. But I
do know I was not able to get a passport without a NAIS number. Here
is an exert from the DOA website.
"The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is now
participating in the USDA sponsored National Animal Identification
System (NAIS). Anyone requesting a Florida Equine Card will be required
to register the location where their horse resides. For more
information on the National Animal Identification System you may log on
to www.usda.gov/nais. If you have questions regarding the NAIS please
email the Department at animalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx."
Truman, I am pretty sure the nice ID
card has been available since way before NAIS. I can get that, or the
six month health certificates without being registered. Same price.
I'll bet you don't get through the Ag station any faster than I do.
Just how important is the Ag station anyway when 9 out 10 times they
don't even come out to look at your horses? Especially in the summer.
Hmm.
I refuse to sign up for NAIS. I
don't even get licenses for my pets anymore. That is such a joke. One
of the first things that gets cut in the budget besides parks, is
animal control. Where does all that licensing money go to then and for
what purpose? To balance a budget??
I know, signing up for NAIS is free.
No it's not. It's gonna cost us taxpayers when we least expect it. A
tax on livestock? Just wait and see. Tractors and fencing and barns, oh
my I see a crap load of taxable income for the government. I can't
believe I'm still paying "tangible taxes" for the 7th and thankfully
last year. How did we let government charge us taxes for the same stuff
for SEVEN YEARS???
Yeah, the NAIS sounds like a great
idea.
Lisa Salas, The Odd farm
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