Tag pilot terms

The Biometric EID Tag is in development. A small number of farms will help validate it from 2027 under a written Pilot Agreement. This page summarizes those terms; the signed agreement governs.

Required notices

FCC (47 CFR 2.803): This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.

APHIS: Not an APHIS-approved official identification device.

EU: Not an official EU identifier. No CE marking is claimed until a Declaration of Conformity is signed.

1. No fee, no sale

Pilot tags, readers and access to the pilot dashboard are lent free of charge for the pilot period. They are not sold or leased. Title stays with Mule. Units are used only to evaluate performance and acceptability under Mule's supervision (47 CFR 2.805) and are retrieved or made inoperable at the end.

2. Prototype status

• The pilot tag does not replace the official ear tags, electronic identification, registrations or movement reporting the law requires. The farm keeps all official identification on every animal.
• The tag does not diagnose disease or any other condition. Its signals point to animals worth a closer look; the farm and its veterinarian decide on care.
• Each unit carries a label stating that it is a prototype not yet authorized for sale.

3. The farm's part

Apply and remove tags as instructed and with good welfare practice; check tagged animals as part of normal husbandry; report irritation, injury, loss or malfunction within 2 days; keep the equipment secure; allow agreed visits; return everything at the end.

4. Animal welfare

If an animal reacts to a tag, the farm removes it as instructed and tells Mule. Mule pays reasonable veterinary costs directly caused by a defect in the pilot equipment, up to the amount in the agreement.

5. Data

The farm can see and export its pilot data at any time and keeps the right to use it. Mule uses pilot data to evaluate and improve the tag, and only in aggregated form that does not identify the farm, its location or its animals. Nothing is shared or published without the farm's written consent. Where the EU Data Act applies, the device data terms in the DPA apply.

6. Feedback and testimonials

Feedback is welcome and not required. A farm never has to give a testimonial; if it chooses to, it is given separately, in its own words, with any connection disclosed.

7. Batteries and end of life

Mule collects all pilot equipment and recycles batteries and electronics through approved channels.

8. Ending the pilot

Either party may end the pilot at any time by notice. Mule may recall equipment at any time for safety or regulatory reasons.

To be considered, request a pilot.