Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-18-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-3-18-.02 - Prohibition Against Entry Into Alabama

All live poultry, their hatching eggs, and the used coops, containers, flats, or other accessories, and the vehicles or other means of conveyances used in the handling of live poultry or their hatching eggs, originating from or in transit through any area quarantined due to Avian Influenza, anywhere in the United States, are hereby prohibited entry into or transportation through the State of Alabama without prior written permission from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or his agents.

All poultry, including but not limited to hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, gamebirds, exhibition and hobby farm poultry moving into Alabama for exhibition, show, sale, change of ownership or any other purpose, that are not participating in the Pullorum-Typhoid(PT) Clean and Avian Influenza (AI) Clean programs of the National Poultry Improvement Plant (NPIP) shall be tested negative for PT and AI using an approved serology or antigen detection test or other test approved by the state veterinarian within 21 days prior to movement.

All poultry, including but not limited to hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, gamebirds, exhibition and hobby farm poultry moving into Alabama must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) or a NPIP Form 9-2 or NPIP Form 9-3 with test results included on form.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-18-.02

Emergency adoption effective January 31, 1984. Permanent adoption: Filed June 7, 1984.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 02, November 30, 2015, eff. 12/17/2015.

Authors: Charles H. Barnes, Patrick B. Moody

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-15-170, 41-22-5(b).