Requirements For Poultry Imported Into Alabama

80-3-6-.21 Requirements For Poultry Imported Into Alabama.

(1) Chickens and turkeys for breeding purposes shall not be imported into the state unless they originate in negative tested flocks under the supervision of the pollorum control phase of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, or have passed a negative blood test for pollorum disease under the supervision of the proper state animal health official within thirty (30) days of entrance. All shipments of such poultry must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection showing that they are free from all infectious and contagious diseases.

(2) Chickens not for breeding purposes, and other poultry, may be imported into the state, provided they are free from any evidence of an infectious or transmissible disease. Author: Charles H. Barnes Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170. History: Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed November 30, 1990.

NOTE: Rule No. 80-3-17-.20 and Chapter 80-3-18 covering many of the same subjects set out in the above rule were adopted after the adoption of this rule, and may, in fact, have repealed portions of Rule No. 80-3-6-.21.