N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1902.03
"Official identification" means any state required, pursuant to RSA 427:41, IV-V, or federally required, pursuant to 9 C.F.R. Part 86.1-86.4, unique and permanent method of identification that specifically identifies individual animals in accordance with one of the systems outlined in Table 1 of USDA's Animal Disease Traceability General Standard. Official identification includes but is not limited to ear tags, brands, bands, tattoos, microchips, and, for dogs, cats, and equines, physical description of both natural and acquired markings unique to an individual animal.
N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1902.03
#1708, eff 4-3-81; ss by #2175, eff 11-30-82; amd by #2342, eff 4-21-83; ss by #2860, eff 9-24-84, EXPIRED 9-24-90
New. #4957, eff 10-19-90; ss by #6272, eff 6-25-96, EXPIRED: 6-25-04
New. #8143, eff 8-24-04; ss by #8912, eff 6-20-07