Premises Registration Process

One of the first places a producer should look in order to learn about Premises Registration is the state animal health official's web site, which should have a link to information regarding premises registration for the state.

Click here for a link to your state premises registration process.

Producers can also call the state's designated identification program coordinator, which is usually located in the office of the state animal health official. When producers have questions regarding premises registration that cannot be answered by the web site, they should talk directly to the ID program coordinator or other official health authorities in the state.

Producers should be prepared to provide the following information to register for their PIN:

• Name of entity or company
• Contact information for the owner or other appropriate individual
• Type of operation
• Street address, city, state, and zip code
• Telephone number
• Some states have an optional category for latitude and longitude numbers
• Most states request the species of livestock on the site

It is important to note that the number of livestock is not required. The information gathered at the federal level for Premises Registration is only intended to identify that livestock are present and not the numbers of animals of each species.