Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 65 - Animal and Livestock Importation
Rule 21-65.11 - Poultry, Domestic Fowl, and Hatching Eggs
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 21-65.11
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). All poultry, domestic fowl, and their hatching eggs imported into the state, except poultry and domestic fowl consigned directly to a recognized slaughter establishment or a specifically approved auction market, must be accompanied by a CVI. For poultry and hatching eggs classified under provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), a VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks and Poults, may be substituted for the CVI.
(2) Restrictions and limitations, general.
a. All
poultry, domestic fowl, and their hatching eggs being imported into the state
and not originating from an AI- or VND-affected area must have a pre-entry
permit issued by the Iowa Poultry Association. This permit may be obtained by
calling (515)727-4701, extension 100.
b. Importations from an AI- or VND-affected
area.
(1) Approval. All domestic fowl, live
poultry or poultry products from an AI- or VND-affected area may be considered
for importation on a case-by-case basis following a risk assessment.
(2) Documentation. Poultry or poultry
products must originate from a flock that is classified as AI clean under
provision of the NPIP. The CVI must indicate that the poultry or poultry
products originate from an AI- or VND-negative flock and include a description
of the birds, the test date, test results, and the name of the testing
laboratory. The initial tests required for pre-entry permitting of a flock from
an AI-affected area include polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and agar gel
precipitin (AGP) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The PCR test is
required for subsequent permitting during the originating area's continuous
designation as AI-affected. PCR is the test required of a flock from a
VND-affected area.
(3) Pre-entry
permit. All domestic fowl, live poultry or poultry products originating from an
AI- or VND-affected area must have a pre-entry permit issued by the state
veterinarian. Requests for pre-entry permits should be directed to the Animal
Industry Bureau, Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace State
Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, or may be made by telephoning
(515)281-4103 during normal business hours.
(4) Domestic fowl, live poultry or poultry
products originating from a quarantined area shall not be allowed entry into
the state.
(3) Testing.
a.
Pullorum-typhoid test.
(1) An official negative test for
pullorum-typhoid is required within 30 days of importation for domestic fowl or
live poultry or for the flock from which hatching eggs originate unless
exempted pursuant to 65.11(3)"a"(2).
(2) Exemptions to the test requirements. No
test is required for the following:
1.
Imported domestic fowl, live poultry or hatching eggs originating from flocks
classified under provisions of the NPIP, or an equivalent program as determined
by the department, as pullorum-typhoid clean.
2. Exotic birds or other pet birds.
3. Poultry consigned directly to a recognized
slaughter establishment.
b.
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
test-turkeys. Live turkeys or turkey hatching eggs for importation
must originate from a flock that has been tested annually and can be classified
as U.S. mycoplasma gallisepticum clean as provided by the NPIP or an equivalent
program as determined by the department. Turkeys consigned directly to a
recognized slaughter establishment are not affected by this subrule.
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