What you need to do to be eID ready - Key tasks

From 1 January 2025

• Livestock owners must ensure that sheep and farmed goats born on or after 1 January 2025 are properly identified with permanent identifiers (NLIS accredited eID) before sheep or goats leave any property.
• Recording of property to property (P2P) movements commences.  P2P is any movement of livestock to a different PIC outside of a saleyard or processors. Under the NLIS, P2P movements between different property identification codes (PICs) must be recorded in the NLIS database within 2 days.

This includes:

• Movement of livestock between your own properties if those properties have different PICs
• Purchasing livestock privately or on an online platform, e.g. on Auctions Plus
• Moving livestock to and from leased/agistment property/stock route
• Any other movements irrespective of whether or not the livestock are sold.

Generally, it is the responsibility of the party receiving the livestock to complete the movement on the NLIS database.

From 1 January 2027

• Livestock owners must ensure that sheep and farmed goats of any age are properly identified with permanent identifiers (NLIS accredited eID) before they leave any property (including agistment properties) from 1 January 2027.

Any time:

• All livestock owners of one or more sheep or goat must have a Property Identification Code (PIC). You can apply for a PIC through Local Land Services
• Register an NLIS account on the database, visit the NLIS website
• Attend workshops and field days or complete online learning modules to learn how to implement the new eID system for NLIS (Sheep and Goats), including scanning of eIDs and recording these in the NLIS database.

Support available
You can find more information at Training and Resources.

To learn about NLIS requirements for sheep and goats in NSW visit the NSW DPI NLIS Sheep and Goat website.

For more information on how to complete NLIS transfers, or to find a current list of accredited NLIS tags, visit the Integrity Systems Company Website.

If you are unsure  whether you are likely to need equipment beyond eID tags to meet the requirements, you can use our Sheep and Farmed Goat eID equipment purchasing guide for producers which will walk you through some factors to consider.

NLIS database user guide for producers

Sheep and Goat eID Tag Discount Program
The NSW Government has announced a tag discount program that will assist sheep and farmed goat producers as the sheep and goat industry transitions to eID tags from 1 January 2025.

The new tag program will provide a discount to 2025 NLIS-accredited white eID devices when purchasing from the retailer or manufacturer. This includes eID tags and leg bands.

The tag discount amount will be $0.76 per tag applied to eligible eID devices purchased between 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025 or until funds are exhausted.

Once the tag discount program is in place, producers will not have to complete any additional paperwork to participate in accessing discounted tags.

For more information see our Sheep and Goat Tag Discount Program Frequently Asked Questions.

Sheep and Goat eID Infrastructure Rebate Scheme
$38 million has been allocated by the NSW Government to support the sheep and goat industry transition to mandatory eID. This includes the $7.2 million Australian Government contribution.

The NSW Sheep and Goat eID Infrastructure Primary Production Enterprises Rebate Scheme was open from 3 October 2023 until 14 March 2024, when funding was exhausted. Applications are now closed for primary producers.

For further details on the NSW Sheep and Goat eID Infrastructure Primary Production Enterprises Rebate Scheme visit the RAA Website.

Acknowledgement: This information is courtesy of the NSW Department of Primary Industries