permaculture

[Jill <newsforjill@gmail.com>]

Is this USDA program (reportedly underway in several states) even 
remotely conceivable??

The National Animal ID program ... every single livestock animal in the 
United States will be identified and tagged. All livestock animal 
movements will be tracked, logged and reported to the government ... 
Small farmers, pet owners and homesteaders will have to tag and track 
every single animal. There are *no* exceptions - even small farms that 
sell direct to local consumers will be required to pay the fees and file 
all the paper work on all their animals. Even horse, llama and other pet 
owners will be required to participate in NAIS. Homesteaders who raise 
their own meat and grandma with her one egg hen will also have to 
register their homes as ‘farm premises’ and obtain a Premise ID, tag all 
their animals and submit all the paperwork and fees.
from http://nonais.org/index.php/but-what-is-nais/