Florida Administrative Code
5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
5C - Division of Animal Industry
Chapter 5C-16 - POULTRY DISEASES
Section 5C-16.021 - Intrastate Movement of Domestic Fowl
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 5C-16.021
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) If state or federal animal health officials suspect or positively identify Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Domestic Fowl within the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, or Florida, then all Domestic Fowl moving within Florida must meet the following requirements:
(a) Official Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (OCVI) required. All Domestic Fowl, Poultry and eggs for hatching
purposes moving within Florida, unless exempted by this rule, must be
accompanied by an OCVI. Poultry and hatching eggs classified under provisions
of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) may substitute Report of Sales
of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults, VS Form 9-3 (FEB 2016), as adopted in
rule 5C-3.012, F.A.C., for the OCVI.
To apply for participation in the NPIP program the applicant must submit a
completed National Poultry Improvement Plan Participation Agreement, Subpart E,
FDACS-09166 form Rev. 02/19 to the department. National Poultry Improvement
Plan Participation Agreement, Subpart E, FDACS-09166 Rev. 02/19 is hereby
incorporated by reference and available online at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10814.
If AI clean status is requested, then a Request and Agreement for Testing of
Poultry for Avian Influenza and Exotic Newcastle Disease, FDACS 09176 Rev.
03/19. Must also be submitted to the Department. Request and Agreement for
Testing of Poultry for Avian Influenza and Exotic Newcastle Disease, FDACS
09176 Rev. 03/19 is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10815.
The following are exempt from the OCVI requirement:
1. Racing Pigeons transported out of Florida
for racing purposes in sealed crates which reenter Florida with unbroken
seals.
2. Poultry consigned
directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment.
(b) Avian Influenza Testing Requirements.
1. Poultry originating from a Non-Quarantine
or Control Area:
a. All Poultry and Poultry
Products must be accompanied by proof of a negative Avian Influenza Approved
Test;
b. Poultry must be tested no
more than seven (7) days prior to movement; and,
c. If a flock with greater than thirty (30)
birds is to be moved within Florida, then no less than thirty (30) samples per
flock must be taken with at least ten (10) samples taken per house,
or
d. If a flock of less than
thirty (30) birds is to be moved within Florida, then all birds must be
tested.
2. Exemptions. No
Avian Influenza test is required for the following:
a. Poultry or Poultry Products originating
from flocks classified as US Avian Influenza Clean, as provided in
9 CFR §§
145.23(h),
145.33(i),
145.43(g),
145.53(e), and
145.63(b) (2018),
as adopted in Rule 5C-3.001, F.A.C.;
b. Ratites;
c. Exotic birds;
d. Racing Pigeons.
3. Proof of negative Avian Influenza (AI)
testing must be documented on the Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks,
Poults, VS Form 9-3 (FEB 2016), as adopted in Rule
5C-3.012, F.A.C., or the OCVI
listing the description of birds, test date, test results, and the name of the
laboratory.
4. Poultry originating
from a Quarantine or Control Area.
a.
Domestic fowl, live Poultry, or Poultry Products originating from an Avian
Influenza Quarantine or Control Area in Florida may not move within or out of
the Quarantine and Control Area except Domestic Fowl, Poultry or Poultry
Products that have completed all USDA, APHIS requirements listed in the Highly
Pathogenic Influenza Plan USDA FAD PReP (05/17). The Department shall verify
these requirements have been met through the Emergency Management Response
System (EMRS) prior to permitting for movement out of the Quarantine and
Control Area. Highly Pathogenic Influenza Response Plan USDA FAD PReP (05/17)
is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10816.
b. A movement permit number generated by the
Emergency Management Response System (EMRS) must accompany the shipment and be
recordered on either the OCVI or the Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks,
Poults, VS Form 9-3 (FEB 2016).
(2) The Department shall publish a notice in the Florida Administrative Register and shall notify industry associations of the immediate implementation of the requirements in subsection 5C-16.021(1), F.A.C.
(3) Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection 5C-16.021(1), F.A.C. will result in the penalties as provided in Rule 5C-30.003, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.007, 585.08(2)(a), 585.11(1), 585.145, 585.16 FS.
New 9-21-16, Amended 8-25-19.
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