State
regulations for import of poultry and hatching eggs.
(All information subject to change. Contact each state department of Agriculture
for up-to-date information)
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Alaska:
*** POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS ***
Birds from the Exotic Newcastle Disease quarantined areas need an Alaskan
permit number.
1. Poultry
and hatching eggs imported into the state must be accompanied by a permit
and a health certificate which includes certification that:
1. the flock
from which the poultry or hatching eggs have originated tested negative
for Pullorum and Typhoid disease;
2. the poultry
or hatching eggs were produced in full compliance with the National Poultry
Improvement Plan; and
3. the poultry
or hatching eggs originated from flocks or areas not under state or federal
restriction.
2. The applicable
National Poultry Improvement Plan forms must accompany the shipment.
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Alabama:
*** POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS *** 1. All chickens, turkeys, or other poultry entering
Alabama for purposes other than immediate slaughter must be accompanied
by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. a. Any hatching eggs
or poultry under 5 months of age, including baby chicks, turkey poults,
or other newly hatched domestic poultry produced under the supervision
of the National Poultry Improvement Plan will be deemed to have met with
the requirements of this regulation; provided all of the requirements
of NPIP are complied with and furnished to the official state agency.
These properly completed NPIP forms may be used in lieu of the Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection. b. Chickens, turkeys or other poultry over 5
months of age intended for breeding purposes shall not be imported into
Alabama unless they have passed a negative agglutination test for Pullorum-Typhoid
disease in which no reactors were disclosed (testing must be conducted
under the supervision of a state animal health official within 30 days
preceding date of importation), or have originated from flocks participating
in such Pullorum-Typhoid control and eradication phase of the National
Poultry Improvement Plan as may be adopted in the state of origin which
shall be Pullorum-Typhoid clean. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
is required. c. Poultry consigned to an approved slaughter establishment
are exempt from Certificates of Veterinary Inspection. They may enter
Alabama with an accompanying waybill, bill of sale, or permit issued by
state or federal officials of the state of origin. d. All other movements
must be under permit from the State Veterinarian.
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Arkansas:
*** POULTRY,
WATERFOWL, HATCHING EGGS ***
All poultry,
which includes game birds, quail, pheasants, peafowl, turkeys, and waterfowl
shall have originated from a US Pullorum clean flock or have had a negative
pullorum test within ninety (90) days of entry. This information must
be documented on a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, NPIP Federal
Form VS 9-3, 90-
Day certificate,
NPIP Flock Certification Form or similar certificate. These forms must
indicate that the flocks from which the eggs or chicks originated have
been produced under the supervision of the National Poultry Improvement
Plan will be deemed to have met with the requirements of these regulations,
provided all of the requirements of NPIP are complied with and applicable
NPIP forms accompany birds. All non-certified poultry must be individually
identified, either by a permanent leg or wing band or tattoo. Wrap-around
plastic bands are not acceptable.
Slaughter
Healthy poultry
may be shipped into Arkansas without a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
when shipped direct to an approved slaughtering establishment.
Diseased birds
can be shipped into Arkansas for slaughter upon approval by the Arkansas
State Veterinarian.
No poultry
can be imported into Arkansas from flocks where infectious Laryngotracheitis
has been active or been diagnosed during the last 30 days. Inter-company
flocks will be exempt when consigned for slaughter.
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Arizona:
R3-9-617.
Poultry
The Arizona
Department of Agriculture has no entry requirements on poultry provided
they are apparently healthy, do not originate from a poultry quarantine
area, and comply with all interstate requirements of the USDA. (**Note
from Jim... I believe USDA interstate requirements require NPIP or Veterinarian
Certificate?)
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California
*** Poultry
& Hatching eggs ***
Pullorum-Typhoid
Chickens, turkeys and hatching eggs - shipped in new containers.
* Pullorum-typhoid-free state approved by the California Department of
Food and Agriculture, or Flock of origin must have NPIP pullorum-typhoid
clean rating, or State approved equivalent.
* Birds for immediate slaughter are exempt from test requirements.
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Colorado
11.0.0 POULTRY
- All shipments of chickens, turkeys, and ducks except for immediate slaughter,
including hatching eggs,
baby chicks, or turkey poults shall be imported into Colorado only when
originating from flocks actively participating in
(1) the National
Poultry Improvement Plan, or
(2) the National Turkey Improvement Plan, or
(3) a comparable Pullorum disease control plan administered by the state
of origin.
Each shipment,
except for immediate slaughter, shall be identified by a label
and accompanied by a certificate stating that, to the best of the shippers
knowledge, the poultry or eggs are free from any
infectious or contagious diseases and stating the Pullorum control plan
under which the flock of origin is participating.
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Connecticut
POULTRY, HATCHING
EGGS and PSITTACINE BIRDS
Poultry
means all domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and
pet, zoological or psittacine birds.
Each person,
firm or corporation transporting into this state any live poultry shall
cause the same to be accompanied by an official health certificate from
the state of exportation and a permit issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture
in such form as he prescribes, provided each such permit shall state the
number of live poultry in each shipment or consignment. The owner, consignee
or person having the custody of any such poultry coming into this state
shall, within 48 hours, after the arrival of such poultry at its destination,
give notice in writing to the commissioner or his authorized agent of
the arrival of such poultry, which notice shall include the date of such
arrival and the number of poultry therein. Each shipment or consignment
of live poultry brought or knowingly allowed to come into the state shall
be held in quarantine at its destination unless otherwise ordered by the
commissioner, until he causes such poultry to be released or disposed
of as herein provided. The expense of quarantine and of examinations and
tests shall be paid by the owner, consignee or person having the custody
of such poultry before the same is released. The commissioner may cause
any of such poultry, found upon examination or test to be diseased; to
be killed, and no such poultry so killed shall be sold for food except
under the direction of the commissioner. No such poultry imported into
this state shall be sold or offered for sale or be permitted to mingle
with other poultry until the commissioner has issued a certificate authorizing
the release of such poultry. All baby chicks and hatching eggs transported
into the state shall be accompanied by a health certificate which certificate
shall certify that such chicks or hatching eggs are from a Pullorum free
flock. All psittacine birds, except budgerigars, imported into Connecticut
to be offered for sale in Connecticut shall remain in quarantine pursuant
to this section for a period of not less than seven days. (Sec. 22-325)
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Delaware
*** POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS ***
All poultry
imported into the state shall be from approved pullorum typhoid free flocks.
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Florida
5C-3.012 ***DOMESTIC
FOWL AND RATITES***
(1) OCVI Required.
All domestic fowl and eggs for hatching purposes imported into the state
must be accompanied by an
OCVI. Poultry and hatching eggs classified under provisions of the NPIP
may substitute VS Form 9-3 (Oct 88), Report of Sales
of Hatching Eggs, Chicks and Poults, for the OCVI.
(2) Prior
Permission. Prior permission is required for importation of all domestic
fowl and poultry and eggs for
hatching purposes except:
(a) Poultry
consigned directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment;
(b) Poultry and eggs for hatching purposes passing through the state for
transshipment to foreign countries;
(3) Pullorum-typhoid
Test; Exemptions.
(a) No test is required to import poultry or eggs for hatching purposes
originating from flocks classified under provisions
of the NPIP as Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or from flocks that have met comparable
standards of the poultry disease control
authority of the state of origin.
(b) An official
negative test for pullorum-typhoid is required within 30 days of importation
for poultry that do not meet the
requirements in Section 5C-3.012(3)(a).
(c) An official
negative test for pullorum-typhoid conducted on the flock from which hatching
eggs originate is required
within 30 days of importation of hatching eggs that do not meet the requirements
of Section 5C-3.012(3)(a).
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Georgia
*** POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS ***
Hatching eggs,
chicks, poults, and poultry breeding stock shipped into Georgia shall
be reported by the shipper to the Georgia Department of Agriculture through
the Georgia Poultry Laboratory, P. O. Box 148, Oakwood, Georgia, 30566,
Telephone (770) 532-2265, by one of the following methods:
A. Reported
on an official National Poultry Improvement Plan form (N.P.I.P. Form 15)
if produced under a pullorum-typhoid control phase of the N.P.I.P. and
an approval number has been obtained prior to shipment from the Georgia
Department of Agriculture through the Georgia Poultry Laboratory. A duplicate
copy of the N.P.I.P. Form 15 shall be attached to the waybill of each
shipment and the appropriate copy shall be sent to the Georgia Department
of Agriculture through the Georgia Poultry Laboratory, P.O. Box 148, Oakwood,
Georgia, 30566. The approval number must appear on the shipping label
of each container of hatching eggs, checks, poults, and poultry breeding
stock.
B. Reported
on a certificate of veterinary inspection signed by the Livestock Sanitary
Official of the state of origin certifying that the shipment has met requirements
equivalent to Georgia regulations for control of pullorum-typhoid disease
and other contagious and infectious diseases of poultry.
C. Reported
on a certificate of veterinary inspection signed by the Livestock Sanitary
Official of the state of origin certifying that the shipment was tested
for pullorum-typhoid disease within the past thirty (30) days and found
to the negative or in case of hatching eggs or unfed and unwatered poultry,
the breeder flock from which they originated was tested for pullorum-typhoid
disease within the past thirty (30) days and found to be negative. They
must, also, meet Georgia requirements for other contagious and infectious
diseases of poultry.
D. Those birds
in the Ratitae order (i.e. ostrich, emu, rhea) and Anseriforme order (i.e.
geese, ducks, and other water fowl), and pigeons and doves are exempt
from individual identification and testing requirements.
E. July 13,
1993 -- Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin today mandated that all
ratites be tested for Avian Influenza within ten (10) days prior to shipment
into Georgia. In addition, birds will be required to have visible individual
identification and be accompanied by a written health certificate which
documents the prior permit number, individual identification and negative
Avian Influenza test results.
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Guam
1. When the
laws and regulations of the Territory of Guam pertaining to the movements
and health of livestock, poultry, birds and other animals into the Territory
of Guam are more restrictive than the laws and regulations of the Federal
Government, the laws and regulations of the Territory shall take precedence
and, when the laws and regulations of the Federal Government are more
restrictive, the Federal laws and regulations shall take precedence.
2. Importation
of animals and hatching eggs requires an entry permit valid for 30 days
from the Department of Agriculture, Government of Guam. All applications
for a permit must be directed to Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2950,
Agana, Guam 96910 and the following information must be made available:
1. Name and
address of consignor and consignee
2. Species
and number of animals.
3. Point
of origin.
4. Proposed
date of shipment.
5. Means
of transportation and route to follow.
6. Reason
for shipment and use of animals.
3. All livestock,
poultry, birds and other animals must have, upon entering the Territory
of Guam, an official health certificate approved by the Chief Livestock
Sanitary Officer, State Veterinarian or Federal Veterinarian at the State
of Origin. The certificate shall be issued within ten (10) days prior
to shipment.
Such certificate
shall contain:
1. Complete
name and address of consignor and consignee.
2. An accurate
description with complete identification number, age, sex, breed, tatoos,
ear notches, leg bands, as appropriate and scientific name of pet birds.
3. The date
and results of any required test and,
4. A complete
description (including dates of administration) of any vaccination or
treatment.
4. No livestock,
poultry, birds or other animals that are affected with or have been exposed
to an infectious, contagious or communicable disease or ectoparasites
or which originated in an area under State or Federal quarantine shall
be permitted to be introduced into Guam.
5. Any livestock,
poultry, birds, or other animals upon entering the Territory of Guam is
subject to immediate quarantine, test or treatment at the owner's or importer's
expense. If such animals are found to be affected, a carrier of or been
recently exposed to any infectious, contagious or communicable disease,
they shall be returned to their point of origin or destroyed and disposed
of as directed by the Director of Agriculture or his authorized representative.
The Government of Guam in no way shall render any compensation for any
animals so destroyed.
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Hawaii
This is really
long. Here is the link:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/hi.html
They are really
more worried about West Nile, but certificates are required.
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Iowa
*** POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS ***
With the exception
of poultry imported for immediate slaughter, all poultry, hatching eggs,
baby chicks, or turkey poults must be accompanied by a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection, or a properly completed and distributed form VS
9-3, from the state of origin.
Chickens:
All poultry
must originate from flocks or hatcheries that have a pullorum-typhoid
clean rating given by the official state agency of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan or another qualifying state agency of the state of origin,
or be tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to shipment,
and so stated on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, or form VS
9-3.
When selling
or delivering baby chicks to a purchaser in the state, place the same
in a box, crate, coop, or other sanitary container for delivery. Each
lot shall be plainly labeled with the name of the seller and description
of contents. Such description shall include name of breed and variety,
percent of guarantee if chicks are sold as sexed chicks, date of hatch,
number of chicks, and any tests made on parent stock.
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Idaho
*** POULTRY & HATCHING EGGS ***
18. POULTRY
a. Health
Certificate. Poultry may enter the state of Idaho without a health certificate
if apparently healthy.
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Illinois
***POULTRY
& HATCHING EGGS***
1. All shipments
of poultry or hatching eggs must be accompanied by a a permit issued by
the Department and a label or invoice stating the pullorum-typhoid status.
2. All turkeys
entering Illinois and not consigned to slaughter must originate from flocks
or hatcheries that are
officially
classified as U.S. Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Clean in accordance with the
provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, or be negative to
a test for Mycoplasma gallisepticum within 30 days prior to entry. A permit
issued by the Department and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued
by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry is also required.
3. Hatching
eggs shall originate from hatcheries or flocks that are officially classified
as U.S. Mycoplasma
Gallisepticum
Clean.
4. Turkeys
and hatching eggs entering Illinois shall be accompanied by a permit issued
by the Department and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which shall
indicate either the turkeys are negative to a test for Mycoplasma gallisepticum
or they originated from U.S. Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Clean flocks or
hatcheries.
Exhibitions,
Fairs and Shows
Exhibition
requirements are distributed annually to state animal health officials
and are published in the livestock premium books of the Illinois State
Fair and county fairs held in Illinois.
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Indiana
Sec. 24. No person may transport any poultry except for immediate slaughter
or hatching eggs into Indiana unless:
(1) the flock
or hatchery of origin is:
(A) a participant
in the NPIP for the eradication of:
(i) pullorum-typhoid;
and
(ii) Mycoplasma
gallisepticum in turkeys; or
(B) following
a program similar to that described in clause (A) which has been officially
approved by the board; or
(2) the individual
birds have passed a negative test for pullorum-typhoid and, in turkeys,
a negative test for Mycoplasma gallisepticum within thirty (30) days prior
to date of importation.
(Indiana State
Board of Animal Health; Reg 76-1, Title VIII, Sec 2; filed Aug 10, 1976,
10:29 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1977, p. 134; filed Feb 13, 1987, 2:15 p.m.:
10 IR 1378; filed Dec 2, 1994, 3:52 p.m.: 18 IR 858).
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Kansas
*** POULTRY & HATCHING EGGS ***
Birds and
Fowl
These animals
must be accompanied by a health certificate. Poultry must meet the requirements
of the Kansas Poultry Improvement Association (Scott Beyer, KSU Extension
Service, Manhattan, KS 913-532-5654).
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Kentucky
Section 7. POULTRY.
(1) General
requirements.
Poultry shall
be individually identified with an official leg or wing band on the Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection which shall accompany the animals.
(2) Specific
diseases.
Salmonella
Pullorum. Negative agglutination test within thirty (30) days prior to
date of entry. The laboratory conducting the test and test results shall
be recorded on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and certificate
shall accompany poultry.
(3) Other
movements.
Chicks and
hatching eggs shall originate from a flock under the National Poultry
or National Turkey Improvement Plan.
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Louisiana
A. All poultry
or poultry eggs for hatching shall not be imported into Louisiana unless
they originate in negative tested flocks under the supervision of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan or in flocks that have passed a negative
blood test for pullorum disease, under the supervision of the proper State
Livestock Sanitary Board official, within 30 days prior to entry.
G. All poultry
brought into Louisiana shall be accompanied by a VS Form 9-2, indicating
that the flock of origin is under the National Poultry Improvement Plan
and is free of salmonella pullorum (pullorum) and salmonella gallinarum
(typhoid). If the flock of origin is not under the National Poultry Improvement
Plan, the birds must be accompanied by a test report from an approved
laboratory indicating the birds were tested negative for salmonella pullorum/typhoid
within 30 days prior to entry into Louisiana.
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Massachusettes
The following rules are in place for the importation into Massachusetts
of all hatching eggs and day-old chicks or poultry.
(1) The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts will accept for entry only hatching eggs and day-old
chicks or poultry which originate directly from flocks whose parent birds
are under the USDA-NPP testing program.
(2) No eggs
or chicks marketed under a hatchery name and which are produced on other
premises may enter unless said premise fully qualifies under (1) above.
All requests for entry under (2) must be in writing and must cover all
breeds which are produced on said premises.
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Maryland
*** POULTRY & HATCHING EGGS ***
A. Imported
poultry, except poultry imported for immediate slaughter, must be tested
negative for pullorum and typhoid within 90 days of importation or originate
from U. S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks. On request from
the Department, VS Form 9-3 or VS Form 9-2 or its equivalent shall accompany
shipments. Poultry known to be infected with pullorum or typhoid which
is shipped into Maryland for immediate slaughter shall be labeled by the
consignor.
B. Imported
hatching eggs shall originate from U. S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent
flocks. On request from the Department, NPIP Form 15 or its equivalent
shall accompany shipments.
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Maine
E. IMPORTATION OF POULTRY AND HATCHING EGGS OF POULTRY
1) All poultry
and hatching eggs of poultry must be accompanied by a valid Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection.
2) Poultry
for breeding or production and/or hatching eggs of poultry must originate
from flocks and/or hatcheries having and N.P.I.P. Pullorum-typhoid clean
rating and must be U.S. Sanitation Monitored.
3) Poultry
for commercial breeding or production and/or hatching eggs of poultry
must originate for flocks and/or hatcheries having a N.P.I.P. Mycoplasma
gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae clean rating.
4) Poultry
for immediate slaughter shall be imported under permit and shall be unloaded
only at the designated slaughter establishment.
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Michigan
2. All poultry and hatching poultry eggs imported into Michigan shall
be accompanied by one of the following:
a. Official
interstate health certificate.
b. Official
certificate of veterinary inspection.
c. Report
of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults (VS form 9-3) for
participants in the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
d. Owner-shipper
statement or sales invoice if consigned directly to slaughter.
e. Permit
for Movement of Restricted Animals (VS form 1-27), if prior approval
is granted by the Director.
3. All poultry
imported into Michigan, except those consigned directly to a state or
federally inspected slaughter facility or to a livestock auction market
for sale as slaughter poultry, shall meet one or both of the following
requirements:
a. Originate
directly from an U.S. Salmonella pullorum-typhoid clean flock as defined
in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and all amendments to that
publication thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the Director may
promulgate.
b. Have a
negative official test for Salmonella pullorum-typhoid within 90 days
prior to importation and remain segregated from all poultry of unknown
or positive Salmonella pullorum-typhoid test status.
4. Poultry
vaccinated for infectious laryngotracheitis shall not be imported into
this state unless permission from the Director is granted. Any restrictions
placed by the Director on the import of the poultry shall be followed.
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Minnesota
1. Certificate of veterinary inspection: Adult poultry over the minimum
testing age of 5 months, not consigned to slaughter, must be accompanied
by an official certificate of veterinary inspection of the state of origin
to include a statement which indicates the poultry qualify for the specific
diseases stipulated below or pass negative tests for the specific applicable
diseases within 30 days prior to shipment. Poultry under 5 months of age
need a certificate of veterinary inspection or a NPIP Form VS-9-3.
2. Permits:
Permits are issued on an annual basis. Permit number is to be placed on
shipping labels or invoices and on NPIP Form or certificate of veterinary
inspection. Importation permits required for the following:
a. Poults,
chicks, and other domesticated fowl (to include waterfowl, exhibition,
fancy, game birds, and wild turkeys) under 5 months of age.
b. Hatching
eggs of any kind.
3. Specific
Disease Requirements
Poultry under
the minimum testing age of 5 months must originate from flocks officially
classified for the following diseases.
Poultry over
5 months must have a negative test for the following diseases.
Pullorum-Typhoid
- All poultry including turkeys, chickens, fancy, exhibition, game birds.
Salmonella
typhimurium - All turkeys except fancy and wild turkeys.
Mycoplasma
gallisepticum - All turkeys and egg and meat type chickens (except backyard
chicken flocks).
Mycoplasma
synoviae - All turkeys and egg and meat type chickens (except backyard
chicken flocks).
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Missouri
* Live poultry
(except those consigned directly to slaughter) shall be accompanied by
an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a VS Form 9-3. If
a VS Form 9-3 is used, a signed and dated owner/shipper statement must
be included stating that to his/her best knowledge, the birds are healthy.
Poultry known to be infected with pullorum or typhoid that are consigned
directly to slaughter must be identified as such by the consignor.
* Live poultry
entering Missouri must be tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within
the past ninety (90) days or originate from a flock approved by the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) or an equivalent program which has been
tested within the past twelve (12) months with no change of ownership.
* Hatching
eggs must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
certifying the eggs to be from pullorum-free flocks or by a VS Form 9-3.
* An entry
permit is required on all poultry and hatching eggs imported into Missouri.
Annual entry permits shall be issued by the department to participants
in the NPIP or an equivalent program Producers not approved by NPIP or
an equivalent program must request a permit with each shipment.
* Psittacine
birds, except budgerigar, must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
to enter Missouri.
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Mississippi
Any and all
chicks, poults, hatching eggs, and breeding stock shipped or transported
into Mississippi must be produced from flocks which meet the U. S. Pullorum-typhoid
Clean Mycoplasma gallisepticum, and Mycoplasma synoviae requirements as
outlined in the rules of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the
National Turkey Improvement Plan.
Any materials
used in the shipping of eggs into the State of Mississippi, must be new,
or cleaned and disinfected plastic flats. In the event contaminated materials
are found, the entire lot will be disposed of immediately at the expense
of the shipper.
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Montana
Annual permits
available through application.All poultry requires a Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection or VS Form 9-3 and a permit.
14 days or
under - must not be vaccinated or exposed to live-virus vaccine, must
originate in flocks or be distributed from hatcheries or premises participating
in NPIP or operating under supervision of the poultry disease control
authority of the state of origin and classified pullorum typhoid clean
and free of infectious, contagious or communicable disease.
Over 14 days
- must be free of infectious, contagious or communicable disease, negative
30 days test for pullorum-typhoid or originate from official NPIP or equivalent
flock, hatchery, etc. Must not be vaccinated or exposed to live-virus
vaccine within 30 days of entry to Montana.
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North Carolina
Health certificate
with individual identification and negative pullorum and typhoid test
within 30 days of shipment or National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
form stating that they originated from a NPIP flock.
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North Dakota
Regulation
of importation of all fowl is controlled by the North Dakota Board of
Animal Health. The regulations for fowl include:
1. Pullorum
All poultry
under 5 months of age, except those for immediate slaughter, and hatching
eggs imported, must originate from flocks that meet pullorum-typhoid requirements
of National Poultry Improvement Plan or National Turkey Improvement Plan,
and regulations issued by authority of the Act.
Chickens,
turkeys or other poultry over 5 months of age imported for breeding purposes
must:
A. Originate
from flocks authoritatively participating in such pullorum-typhoid control
and eradication phase of National Poultry Improvement Plan or National
Turkey Improvement Plan as may be adopted in this state, or
B. Pass a
negative agglutination test for pullorum-typhoid disease under the supervision
of a state livestock sanitary authority within 30 days.
C. Or originate
from a free area.
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Nebraska
In Nebraska,
all poultry or poultry products coming into the state must be NPIP certified
Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, or must originate from a clean source. If the
poultry are from a source which is not certified clean, they must be tested
to prove they are not Pullorum-Typhoid carriers.
Official forms
must accompany the shipment of poultry or eggs into Nebraska. These forms
are available through the NPIP office. In this official disease control
program, it is stated that no person shall sell, offer for sale, ship
or import into this state, or buy from another state, hatching eggs or
poultry, except for immediate slaughter, unless the flock or hatchery
of origin is following a disease control program officially approved or
recognized by the State Veterinarian. If poultry or eggs are shipped outside
Nebraska, the regulations of the receiving state apply. Regulations may
vary considerably between states. These regulations may apply to birds
other than poultry, such as ostriches or other exotics. Inquire about
import regulations well in advance of the date of shipment to avoid delays.
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New Hampshire
(a.) All hatching
eggs and poultry under 20 weeks of age shall be accompanied by an NPIP
USDA/VS Form 9-3 Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks and Poults approved
by the state regulatory official of the state of origin certifying that
the poultry or hatching eggs are progeny of Salmonella pullorum and avian
influenza clean flocks.
(b.) All poultry
over 20 weeks of age shall be accompanied by a permit issued by the New
Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Division of Animal
Industry, by telephone or in writing upon receipt of a proper certificate
of veterinary inspection indicating that the poultry so identified shall
have been tested negative for Salmonella pullorum and avian influenza.
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New Jersey
1. Poultry
entering New Jersey must be in compliance with Item 3 of General Requirements.
Item 3. Requirements
for Health Certificate
The official interstate health certificate shall indicate that the livestock
designated thereon comply with all requirements for entry into New Jersey
and shall include a legible report of the following:
(a.) Complete
name and address of consignor
(b.) Origin
of livestock
(c.) Complete
name and address of the consignee
(d.) Designation
of the livestock
(e.) Description
of the livestock which must include breed, age, sex, ear tag number or
tattoo number or registration number and name, and vaccination status.
(f.) Statement
that the examining veterinarian had personally inspected the animals described
and found them free from visible symptoms of infectious, contagious, or
communicable disease or known exposure thereto within thirty (30) days
of shipment; that the vaccinations and results of tests are as indicated;
and that the certificate is issued in compliance with entrance requirements
of the state or country of destination.
(g.) Additional
information as required for specific class of livestock. The original
of the official interstate health certificate shall be approved by the
State Animal Health Official and mailed promptly by the approving agency
to the Division of Animal Health, N.J. Department of Agriculture, CN 330,
Trenton, New Jersey 08625.
The consignee
shall notify the Department of Agriculture of the receipt of livestock
within 3 days of arrival.
Official
interstate health certificate shall be void thirty (30) days after issuance.
All livestock
entering the State shall be under quarantine until released by the Department
of Agriculture.
Livestock
not meeting the requirements of these regulations shall be refused entry
into the State, or if already in the State, shall remain under quarantine
until slaughtered, returned to the state or country of origin, or disposed
of in accordance with the decision of the Department of Agriculture.
2. In addition to the general requirements for importation, poultry for
flock replacement shall be moved only from flocks classified as pullorum-typhoid
clean under the National Poultry or Turkey Improvement Plans or an equivalent
disease control program.
3. Hatching eggs shall be moved only from hatcheries or premises classified
as pullorum-typhoid clean under National Poultry or Turkey Improvement
Plans or an equivalent disease control program.
4. Poultry for immediate slaughter may be moved into New Jersey without
restrictions, except that poultry infected with or exposed to contagious
diseases are prohibited.
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New Mexico
A.) Poultry
- General
Must have
an official health certificate issued within 10 days or VS form 9-2, indicating
flock is actively enrolled in NPIP program
Health certificate must state:
1.) Free of evidence of contagious disease.
2.) Tested negative for Pullorum Typhoid within 90 days or originated
from flocks or hatcheries meeting Pullorum Typhoid requirement of NPIP.
B.) Poultry
- 4 months of age or younger & hatching eggs
No health
certificate if from NPIP or equivalent hatchery. Must have VS Form 9-3
or USDA Form 17-6.
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Nevada
NAC 571.070
Poultry and birds. (NRS 571.210)
1. A person
shall not ship, transport or otherwise move chickens, turkeys, or other
poultry or domesticated birds into Nevada unless each chicken, turkey,
other poultry or bird is accompanied by a health certificate.
2. Poultry
and game birds that have been reared in captivity and hatching eggs must
be produced from flocks which meet the requirements concerning pullorum
typhoid mycoplasma gallispeticum and mycoplasma synoviae set forth in
the National Poultry Improvement Plan or the National
Turkey Improvement Plan which are hereby adopted by reference. The
health certificate must verify that the poultry, game birds or hatching
eggs meet the requirements of the applicable plan. The plans are available
without charge from the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Division, Federal Building, Hyattsville, Maryland
20782.
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New York
All shipments of poultry breeding stock and hatching eggs, baby poultry
and started poultry other than U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent
into New York are prohibited.
No person
shall enter the State of New York with any truck, coop, cage, crate or
other conveyance for the purpose of removing, delivering, or transporting
live poultry unless the truck and the coop, cage, crate or other conveyance
has been cleaned and disinfected immediately prior to its arrival. The
operator of the truck shall maintain a record of the dates of cleanings
and disinfections.
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Ohio
901:1-15-02
(A) Chickens. No person shall buy, sell, transport within or import into
Ohio chickens, except for
immediate slaughter, or chicken hatching eggs, unless the flock or hatchery
of origin is a
participant in the National Poultry Improvement Plans for the eradication
of disease or is
following a program officially approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
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Oklahoma
35:15-19-4
(a) Domesticated fowl including chickens, turkeys, game chickens, game
birds, or waterfowl over four (4)
months of age and intended for breeding, meat, or egg production purposes
shall not be imported into the state
unless they:
(1) Have originated from a National Plan source which is U.S. pullorum-typhoid
clean or equivalent,
or
(2) Have passed a negative agglutination test for reportable salmonella
groups. Turkeys, in
addition, shall have passed an M. Gallisepticum test.
(b) All poultry under four (4) months of age, including baby chicks, started
chicks, turkey poults, started
poults, other newly hatched domestic poultry, game chickens, game birds,
and waterfowl, except those
intended for immediate slaughter, and hatching eggs shipped, brought into,
or offered for sale in Oklahoma,
shall have originated from a hatchery or premise operating under the supervision
of the poultry disease control
authority of the state of origin, and their disease classification shall
be negative or clean. Each container of
products shall bear an official label showing the name and address of
the shipper, the authority under which
the testing for disease was done, and the disease control and eradication
class and/or classes of the product.
The use of this label shall be approved by the official state agency or
livestock disease control official of the
state of origin. In addition, an official form shall be properly executed
showing the name and address of both
the consignee and the consignor and the disease control authority for
which the testing was done and
classification of the product.
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Oregon
B. POULTRY--INCLUDES
ALL BIRDS WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
(ALL AGES AND HATCHING EGGS).
Health certificate,
permit and negative pullorum-typhoid test conducted no more than 30 days
prior to entry. For poultry originating from pullorum-free flocks under
supervision of National Poultry Improvement Plan or equivalent program,
NPIP form 9-3 may substitute for health certificate and permit.
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Pennsylvania
1. Poultry
and hatching eggs shall only be allowed into the Commonwealth under either
of the following circumstances:
a. The poultry
and hatching eggs originate from a flock that participates in the National
Poultry Improvement Plan ''U.S. Avian Influenza Clean'' program and the
shipment is accompanied by a USDA form 9-3 or other NPIP form; or,
b. The poultry
and hatching eggs originate from a flock that participates in a state
sponsored avian influenza monitoring program and the shipment is accompanied
by a document from the state of origin indicating participation; or,
c. The poultry
and hatching eggs originate from a flock in which a minimum of twenty
birds, four weeks of age, or older, were tested serologically negative
for avian influenza within ten days of shipment and the shipment is accompanied
by the test report; or,
d. The poultry
and hatching eggs originate from a flock that participates in an equivalent
testing/surveillance program, as approved by the Pennsylvania State Veterinarian.
2. Poultry
and hatching eggs from flocks that are serologically positive shall not
be imported unless the flock is determined to be free of virus by virtue
of a negative virus isolation test of tracheal and/or cloacal specimens
from a minimum of 150 birds.
3. Poultry
and hatching eggs imported into the Commonwealth shall meet all other
import requirements required under Title 7, PA Code.
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Puerto Rico
Poultry is
defined as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pea fowl, pigeons,
doves, quail, partridges, and pheasants.
Shipments
of hatching eggs, newly hatched chicks, or other poultry under five (5)
months of age shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the National
Poultry Improvement Plan stating that the flocks of origin are classified
as "U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean and U.S. Mycoplasma Gallisepticum
Clean."
All fowl over
five (5) months of age not originating in flocks under the National Poultry
Improvement Plan must be accompanied by health certificates signed by
an authorized Chief Animal Health Official in the State, territory or
possession of the United States from which the shipment comes, stating
that the fowl have passed a negative blood test for pullorum disease,
fowl typhoid, and mycoplasma gallisepticum within thirty (30) days prior
to the date of arrival in Puerto Rico and further stating that they were
found free of evidence of any other infectious, contagious, or communicable
disease, and that they were not exposed to any such movement. All fowl
shall in addition meet all other requirements set forth in the "General"
section of these requirements.
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Rhode Island
9.01 Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection required except where noted under General Requirements.
9.02 Salmonella
Pullorum
All poultry
five (5) months or more of age imported for purposes of breeding or egg
production, must originate from a flock designated "Pullorum Free"
under the supervision of the poultry disease control officials of the
state of origin or individually test negative to an agglutination test
for Salmonella Pullorum within thirty (30) days prior to entry into the
state. All poultry less than five (5) months of age and all hatching eggs
imported into the state must originate from a flock designated "Pullorum
Free" under the supervision of the poultry disease control officials
of the state of origin.
EXCEPTIONS:
No tests are required for game birds used strictly for hunting purposes
and which are consigned directly to a licensed hunting preserve or State
Management Area or for racing pigeons entering the state for release for
return to state of origin.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.01 No person
shall import, or cause to be imported into the state any domestic animal,
including but not limited to goats, cattle, swine, sheep, equine as well
as camelids, poultry, ratites and farmed cervidae, unless such animal
is accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and an Import
Permit, or a waybill as these regulations require.
1.02 No person
shall import, or cause to be imported into the state any animal(s)/bird(s)
which is under any state or federal quarantine due to the presence or
suspected presence of a contagious disease without the specific and written
approval of the State Veterinarian.
1.03 No person
shall import or cause to be imported into the state any animal(s)/bird(s)
that is affected with, or has been exposed to any contagious disease including,
but not limited to: tuberculosis, brucellosis, anaplasmosis, psoroptic
scabies, hog cholera, pseudorabies, rabies, equine infectious anemia,
salmonella pullorum, salmonella enteritidis, psittacosis or scrapie.
CERTIFICATE
OF VETERINARY INSPECTION
2.01 No person
shall import, or cause to be imported any domestic animal, camelid, cervidae,
ratite, poultry or waterfowl as specified in Section 7.00, unless each
animal is accompanied by an Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
issued within thirty (30) days of import and signed by a veterinarian
licensed and accredited in the state of origin. One copy of such Certificate
must be approved and signed by the official having jurisdiction over the
disease of animals in the state of origin and forwarded to the Rhode Island
State Veterinarian.
2.02 THE CERTIFICATE
OF VETERINARY INSPECTION SHALL:
a) Be on
official forms of the state of origin.
b) State
that the animal(s)/bird(s) have been inspected and found free of signs
of contagious infectious, or communicable disease.
c) Contain
the date of the veterinary inspection as well as the dates and results
of all required tests.
d) Describe
the animal(s)/bird(s) by species, breed, age and sex, and individually
identify such animal(s)/bird(s) as required by eartag, registration number
or official tattoo number, leg band, microchip, or ear notch.
e) Contain
the data for all required tests and vaccinations including date, results,
and the name and address of the laboratory which performed the required
tests. All tests reported for import purposes must be USDA officially
recognized tests approved by the Rhode Island State Veterinarian and conducted
at a State/Federal approved laboratory.
f) Have complete
name and address of the consignor and consignee.
g) Contain
the signature of the inspecting veterinarian as well as that of the official
having
jurisdiction
over the disease of animals in the state of origin.
h) Contain
a livestock import/poultry permit number where such permit is required
for importation.
2.03 Certificates
of Veterinary Inspection may be disapproved by the Rhode Island State
Veterinarian which do not contain all the necessary statements and test
information requested for importation of the animal(s)/bird(s) identified
on the certificates. Such animals may be considered illegal imports.
2.04 Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection is not required for animals shipped for immediate
(within seven (7) days) slaughter to Federal/State inspected slaughtering
establishments.
2.05 Livestock
entering the State consigned to the above described slaughtering establishments
shall be accompanied by a waybill or similar document delivered to the
consignee at the destination and listing the following:
a) Name and
address of the consignor or agent.
b) Purpose
of the movement.
c) Number
and species of animals in the consignment.
d) Point
of origin.
e) Name and
address and signature of the owner or shipper.
f) Date of
preparation of waybill.
g) A statement
that the animals are being brought into this state for immediate slaughter.
h) A waybill
shall be void eight (8) days after date of preparation thereof.
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South Carolina
Poultry (Chickens,
Turkeys, Peafowl, Pheasants, Partridge, Quail, Grouse, Guineas, &
Domesticated Waterfowl)
* Newly hatched
babies or hatching eggs:
o From NPIP Pullorum-Typhoid Clean breeder flock
o VS Form 9-3 "Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults"
* Poultry that have been fed and/or watered:
o Pullorum-Typhoid Clean status or tested negative within 30 days of entry
o VS Form 9-2 "Flock Selecting &Testing Report", other state
NPIP testing form, or CVI Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating
negative Pullorum-Typhoid test
o Give no live vaccine within the last 30 days
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South Dakota
1. Health
certificate* and permit number.
2. Free of infectious, contagious diseases.
3. PULLORUM: Pullorum tested (within 30 days of entry); OR Pullorum free
state; OR Pullorum free flock.
*All livestock
entering South Dakota must have an official health certificate* stating:
1. Name, address,
and phone number of consignor; name, 911 mailing address, and phone number
of consignee.
2. Kind of livestock, age, sex, breed, and test results, etc.
3. Signature, address, and phone number of inspecting licensed accredited
veterinarian.
4. Individual official identification listed as required.
5. Import shipping permit number.
6. Must be free of infectious or contagious diseases.
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Tennessee
1. No live
poultry, or hatching eggs, shall be imported into Tennessee except those
which originate in Pullorum-Typhoid clean flocks or their equivalent.
Said flocks shall be so classified by virtue participation in the National
Poultry Improvement Plan, The National Turkey Improvement Plan, or Equivalent
Disease Program.
2. Poultry
entering the State which do not meet item one (1), may qualify by being
in apparent good health and by having a negative blood agglutination test
for Pullorum Disease within ninety (90) days of entering the State.
3. Items one
(1) and (2) shall not apply to poultry consigned directly to slaughter.
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Texas
A. Movement
of poultry to shows of less than 10 days duration, with immediate return
to state of origin, must be accompanied either by a certificate of veterinary
inspection or be from a state classified as U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean
having no federal quarantine for poultry disease and accompanied by a
VS 9-2 or NPIP 3B testing report.
B. A certificate
of veterinary inspection is required on poultry other than show poultry
mentioned above and poultry consigned to slaughter.
C. Vaccination
must be with vaccines approved by USDA and TAHC. (Contact TAHC for a list
of approved vaccines.)
D. Poultry
must originate from areas where Laryngotracheitis has not been active
in the last 30 days.
E. A negative
pullorum-typhoid test is required within 30 days prior to entry or poultry
must originate from flocks that meet either the Texas Pullorum-Typhoid
Program or the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP).
F. Baby poultry
are exempt from these requirements if from a NPIP or equivalent hatchery
and accompanied by a NPIP VS Form 9-3 or an APHIS Form 17-6.
G. In lieu
of a certificate of veterinary inspection, a waybill may be used to accompany
poultry to slaughter or may be delivered there by the owner.
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Utah
R58-6-3. Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection.
All poultry
and hatching eggs entering Utah must have a Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection or a National Poultry Improvement Plan Certificate and an entry
permit; except birds for immediate slaughter consigned directly to a licensed
slaughtering establishment. For an entry permit, this number may be called
during business hours: (801) 538- 7164.
R58-6-4. Pullorum-Typhoid Rating for Imported Poultry.
A. No poultry,
hatching eggs or baby chicks shall be brought, shipped, or otherwise introduced
into the State of Utah by any person, individual or corporation that does
not originate from flocks or hatcheries that have a Pullorum-Typhoid Clean
rating given by the official state agency of the National Poultry Improvement
Plan (NPIP) of the state or country of origin, or
B. Poultry
entering Utah from a flock or hatchery which does not have a clean rating
through NPIP certification must have been tested negative for Salmonella
Pullorum, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG),M. synoviae (MS), M. meleagridis
(MM), within the last 30 days.
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Virginia
A. Pullorum-Typhoid
Hatching eggs
and poultry shall not be imported into the Commonwealth of Virginia unless
such eggs or poultry originate exclusively from flocks participating in
the
National Poultry
Improvement Plan (NPIP) or the National Turkey Improvement Plan (NTIP)
(Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Chapter 1, and Parts 1 to
199). These
programs shall be under supervision of the Official State Agency of NPIP
or NTIP, the livestock health official, or other authorized government
agency
of the state
of origin certifying them to be free of pullorum-typhoid.
B. Mycoplasma
gallisepticum
Hatching eggs
and poultry shall not be imported into the Commonwealth of Virginia unless
such eggs or poultry originate from flocks that are designated free of
Mycoplasma
gallisepticum by the livestock health official of the state of origin.
Each importer of hatching eggs or poultry into Virginia shall secure from
the State
Veterinarian
an approval number, after having provided evidence that the flocks of
origin are free of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. This approval number shall
appear
on shipping
labels or containers of each lot shipped into Virginia.
C. Avian Influenza
Except as
provided below no person may bring or ship to Virginia any chicken, turkey,
waterfowl, game bird or other avian species that is susceptible to Avian
Influenza
(hereby referred to as subject avian species), or hatching egg unless:
1. The subject
avian species or hatching egg is first tested and found negative for avian
influenza (H5 and H7), or comes from a flock that
has first
been tested (20 birds per house minimum, or for flocks of 500 or less,
20 birds per flock minimum as long as all houses and
pens are
represented) and found negative for avian influenza (H5 and H7), within
10 days before the subject avian species or hatching
egg enters
Virginia; and
2. The results
of the test for avian influenza are recorded on a health certificate signed
by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin
or on a report
issued by a laboratory approved by any state or federal animal health
authority.
In testing
for Avian Influenza, the accredited veterinarian shall use only the AGID,
ELISA, Directigen, PCR or virus isolation test methods
in a laboratory
approved by a state or federal animal health authority.
Nothing in
this proclamation shall apply to:
1. Any subject
avian species or hatching egg passing directly through Virginia to another
state without being removed from its primary
container;
2. Any hatching
egg, day-old chicken, day-old game bird, or day-old turkey, so long as
the flock from which the hatching egg, day-old
chicken,
day-old game bird, or day-old turkey originates participates in the National
Poultry Improvement Plan's Avian Influenza Clean
Program,
to include the Auxiliary Provisions included in USDA/APHIS Proposed Rule,
Docket No. 03-017-1, May 23, 2003; or
3. Any broiler
less than 70 days of age going directly to slaughter.
4. Pigeons,
doves, finches, and psittacine birds.
C. Approval
Numbers
1. Each shipper
of hatching eggs or poultry shall first secure an approval number from
the State Veterinarian. This approval number must appear on each shipping
label or on
each container of hatching eggs or poultry shipped into Virginia.
2. Applications
for approval numbers must be made on forms provided by the State Veterinarian.
Each application shall require the following information on each
flock from
which the hatching eggs or poultry originate:
a. The name
and address of each flock owner;
b. The species
(i.e. chickens or turkeys) and the number of birds in each flock;
c. The date
of the most recent Pullorum-typhoid test;
d. The total
number, or the percentage, of positive reactions to the most recent Pullorum-typhoid
test;
e. The Pullorum-typhoid
status attained; and
f. Such additional
information as the State Veterinarian may require.
3. Such applications,
when completed, must be forwarded to the official state agency, the state
livestock health official, or other competent and recognized authority
of the state
of origin for verification, approval and signature; and then forwarded
to the State Veterinarian for final approval. Hatching eggs or poultry
shall not be
shipped into
Virginia until final approval has been granted and the approval number
is received.
D. Exceptions
This regulation
shall not apply to hatching eggs or poultry passing directly through the
Commonwealth of Virginia in interstate commerce, nor to poultry imported
into
the Commonwealth
of Virginia for immediate slaughter and consigned directly to a poultry
processing establishment that is approved and inspected by the United
States Department
of Agriculture or by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
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Virgin Islands
IMPORT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
FOR POULTRY OR HATCHING EGGS EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES
The animals must be accompanied by a U.S. Origin Health Certificate issued
by a veterinarian
authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and endorsed by
a Veterinary Services
(VS) veterinarian. The certificate shall contain the name and address
of the consignor and
consignee, and complete identification of the animals to be exported.
Additional information shall
include:
CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS
1. The poultry or hatching eggs were examined and found to be free from
symptoms of avian
pneumoencephalitis (Newcastle disease), fowl cholera, and fowl typhoid.
2. On the premises of origin, there have been no outbreaks of avian pneumoencephalitis
(Newcastle disease), fowl cholera, fowl typhoid, C.R.D. (Mycoplasma gallisepticum)
and
B.W.D. (pullurom typhoid) for at least 6 months prior to export.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
The poultry or hatching eggs were negative to the following test conducted
within 30 days of
export:
1. C.R.D. (Mycoplasma gallisepticum): Agglutination test
2. B.W.D. (Pullorum typhoid): Agglutination test
OTHER INFORMATION
1. Hatching eggs or day-old chicks must be transported in new, cleaned
and disinfected
containers.
2. An import permit must be obtained prior to export from the Department
of Agriculture,
Government of the British Virgin Islands, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
EMBARKATION CERTIFICATION
At the port of embarkation, a VS port veterinarian shall attach to the
U.S. Origin Health
Certificate the Certificate of Inspection of Export Animals (VS Form 17-37)
showing:
1. The name and address of the consignor.
2. The name and address of the consignee.
3. The number and species of animals to be shipped.
4. A statement that the animals have been given a careful veterinary inspection
at the port of
embarkation and found free from evidence of communicable disease and exposure
thereto
within 24 hours of exportation.
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Vermont
I. POULTRY:
Required Documentation for Importation: Import Permit; Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection or a National Poultry Improvement Plan Certificate
with the flock approval number dated within 30 days prior to importation.
1. All poultry,
except waterfowl, 5 months or more of age, imported for purposes of breeding
or egg production, must originate from a Pullorum-Typhoid clean flock
or test negative to an agglutination test for Pullorum-Typhoid disease
within 30 days immediately prior to entry into Vermont.
2. All poultry
less than 5 months of age and all hatching eggs imported into Vermont
must originate from a hatchery or other premises that is under the supervision
of the poultry disease control officials of the state of origin, and that
has a Pullorum-Typhoid classification of clean or better.
3. When there
is a threat of Avian Influenza entering Vermont, the commissioner may
require that all poultry entering the state under 1 and 2 must be from
flocks tested free of Avian Influenza or the individual birds entering
must be negative to an Avian Influenza blood test within 365 days of entry
into the state. Results may be listed on the Pullorum-Typhoid certificate.
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Washington
Shipments
of poultry and hatching eggs must comply with requirements in this chapter
and Washington animal importation rules (chapter 16-54 WAC) to be imported
into this state. An official health certificate must accompany the shipment.
In lieu of an official health certificate, an official NPIP form is acceptable.
An official health certificate is not required for shipments sent to immediate
slaughter or for hatching eggs or baby poultry from NPIP participants.
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Wisconsin
No permits
are required for any poultry and hatching eggs entering Wisconsin.
No poultry
shall be imported into this state unless they originate from flocks or
hatcheries that are classified as U. S. pullorum-typhoid clean. Turkey
poults less than 2 weeks of age may not be imported into this state unless
they originate directly from hatcheries which hatch no eggs other than
turkey eggs. Started poultry other than turkey poults may be imported
if they originate from hatcheries which hatch no turkey eggs. Hatcheries
shall comply with sanitation practices prescribed by the state of origin.
This does not apply if going directly to a slaughter establishment.
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West Virginia
No person
shall import any bird that is from a flock that is known to be infected
with pullorum/typhoid or that is from an area under quarantine for Avian
Influenza or Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease. The commissioner
requires that any bird that is imported into this state be accompanied
by a statement completed and signed by the owner of the bird upon entry
into this state that the bird has been free from disease for the 30 days
prior to the importation of the bird and did not originate from a flock
known to be infected with pullorum/typhoid; and United States Department
of Agriculture Form 9-2 from the tester stating that the birds have been
tested for pullorum typhoid within 3 months prior to the date of the importation;
or a United States Department of Agriculture Form 9-3 from the tester
indicating that the bird has originated from a flock that is not infected
with pullorum/typhoid.
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Wyoming
(a) A Certificate
of Veterinary Health Inspection, or a National Poultry Improvement Plan
Form VS 9-3 is required on all Hatching Eggs entering Wyoming.
(b) No Hatching
Egg shall be imported into Wyoming that is affected with or that has recently
been exposed to any infectious, contagious or communicable disease or
that originates from a Quarantine area or area suspected of harboring
disease.
(c) Each container
of Hatching Eggs imported into the state shall be labeled with the following
information:
(i) The name and address of the shipper;
(ii) The number of Hatching Eggs in the container;
(iii) The breed of the Hatching Eggs in the container; and
(iv) The name of the hatchery or person producing the Hatching Eggs in
the container.
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