(a) All USDA accredited and state licensed veterinarians issuing Certificates of Veterinary Inspection must maintain the Certificates of Veterinary Inspection with supporting documents for (5) five years.

(b) Approved livestock facilities, approved tagging sites, registered feedlots and livestock markets must keep Certificates of Veterinary Inspection or alternate documentation with supporting documents required by this article for the movement of livestock entering the facility for five (5) years.

(c) Approved licensed dealers must keep an individual identification record for each animal sufficient to identify the animal, seller and buyer, and Certificates of Veterinary Inspection or alternate documentation with supporting documents required by this article for the movement of livestock for five (5) years.

(d) Any person receiving livestock must maintain official documents with supporting documentation required pursuant to this article for five (5) years.

(e) Documents recording intrastate movements must be kept by the owner of the animal for five (5) years.

(f) USDA accredited and state-licensed veterinarians or other persons or entities distributing official eartags or any person applying official eartags to animals on behalf of the owner must maintain for five (5) years a record, including but not limited to, the names and addresses of anyone to whom the devices were distributed or the owner of the animals, official eartag numbers of the devices distributed or applied, and the date of distribution or application.

(g) Any person applying any additional official eartag or device must maintain records as specified in section 831.2(b)(2) through (4) of this article for five (5) years.

(h) Any person replacing an official eartag or device must maintain records as specified in section 831.2(c)(4) of this article for five (5) years.

(i) Any person applying a vaccination eartag must record and maintain the information about the event pursuant to Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section 752(a)(5) for five (5) years.

(j) Any person applying a new official identification device with a different official identification number must record and maintain the information about the event as specified in section 831.2(d) of this article for five (5) years.

(k) Any person replacing a temporary identification device with a new official identification device (retagging event) must record and maintain the information about the event as specified in section 831.2(c)(4)(B) of this article for five (5) years.

(l) Any person applying USDA approved backtags to animals must maintain for five (5) years a record, including but not limited to, the names and addresses of the owner of the animals, backtag numbers applied, and the date of application.

(m) The Department may inspect and/or photocopy during normal business hours any records required to be kept pursuant to this article.