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Updated 3/10/2009

National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

Premises Registration is Voluntary in Washington State.
For more information, e-mail or call (360) 725-5493


Red Angus with White Charolais cows

The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a voluntary, national program in collaboration with federal and state departments of agriculture, tribes and the agriculture industry. NAIS is used to locate exposed or infected animals during an animal health emergency.
NAIS consists of three components:
  1. Premises Registration
  2. Animal Identification
  3. Animal Tracing
 
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