The National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS) Sheep & Goats is Australia's system for identifying and tracing sheep, lambs and farmed goats.

This national livestock identification system enhances Australia's ability to maintain access to key export markets and helps to quickly contain a major food safety or disease incident. It is being implemented by industry in partnership with governments across Australia.

All sheep must be ear tagged before they are moved from any property to a saleyard, abattoir or another property. The tag must be printed with the property identi?cation code (PIC) of the property the sheep are moving from unless the sheep are bought in sheep and have already been tagged. A movement document ('national vendor declaration' or 'transported stock statement') must be fully completed and accompany the sheep. If the mob is non-vendor bred or mixed and contains tags with different PICs, all PICs must be written on the movement document or a pink post breeder tag must be used with the current property's PIC printed on it for those sheep which have been bought in.

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