Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Local Journalism Initiative
Ranchers, farmers, and livestock owners â including llama lovers â must register their properties in the province's Premises ID system as of next year.
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February 16, 2021 - 6:00 AM
Starting next year, anyone rearing farm animals — everything from bees to llamas to cattle — in the province will need to register their property under the government’s Premises ID program.
“It’s basically a record of who and how many (animals) are on a site,” said Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. “It’s a complete way of doing that traceability aspect.”