Jodi Jones
Animal Services Division
What is an inexpensive, electronic, and convenient
alternative to in-person brand inspection?
The Electronic Cattle Transaction Reporting System – otherwise known as ECTR.
WSDA offers Washington ranchers and dairy owners an
alternative way to meet brand inspection requirements through self-reporting of
cattle sales and out-of-state cattle movement through our ECTR system. ECTR
meets the critical dual objectives of both livestock identification and animal
disease traceability by electronically capturing proof of ownership, registered
brand recordings, and official individual identification.
To make this process even more affordable, WSDA is offering
free official 840 RFID tags to both new registrants and current users that
renew their license!
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| 840 RFID tag |
New ECTR users
Producers who register for ECTR are eligible for free official 840 RFID tags:
- 40 tags and one RFID tag applicator for producers with herds of 50 head or less.
- 100 tags and one RFID tag applicator for producers with herds of more than 50 head.
Current ECTR users
Current users that choose to renew their ECTR license will receive additional free official 840 RFID tags.
- The number of tags awarded will be based on the volume of cattle they recorded in ECTR the year prior. For example, if you recorded 100 head of cattle last year in ECTR, you will receive 100 tags.
- Current ECTR users that are already receiving free official RFID tags from our Animal Disease Traceability program will not be eligible for free tags.
Getting your free
tags
To get your free tags, first register for or renew your ECTR license. If this is your first time registering, we will automatically send your tags. If you renewed, simply
email ectr@agr.wa.gov and let us know you
want the promotion tags.
For more information about ECTR, please visit
our ECTR webpage at or call (360) 902-1855.