Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule contains the health standards
designed to control and eradicate pullorum disease and fowl typhoid in
Missouri. Poultry health standards are stated for hatcheries operating within
the state and for exhibition of poultry and restrictions are placed on the
importation of poultry and hatching eggs.
(1) Definitions.
(A) Baby poultry shall mean newly-hatched
poultry that have not been fed or watered.
(B) Department shall mean the Department of
Agriculture of Missouri or its designee.
(C) Exhibition shall mean the displaying or
showing of any poultry for the purposes of competition or advancement of the
species and shall include, among other examples, county, regional and state
fairs, farm shows and breeding shows.
(D) Flock shall mean all the poultry on one
(1) premises except that any group of poultry which is segregated from other
poultry and has been so segregated for a period of at least twenty-one (21)
days, at the discretion of the department, may be considered as a separate
flock.
(E) Fowl typhoid or typhoid
shall mean a disease of poultry caused by Salmonella
Gallinarum.
(F) Game birds
shall mean peafowl, pheasants, partridge, quail, grouse and guineas, but not
doves, pigeons or waterfowl.
(G)
Hatchery shall mean incubators, hatchers and auxiliary equipment on one (1)
premises operated and controlled by any person for the hatching or incubating
of hatching eggs.
(H) Hatching eggs
shall mean fertile eggs used to produce poultry or embryonated eggs.
(I) Junior exhibitor shall mean an exhibitor
under nineteen (19) years of age.
(J) National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
shall mean National Poultry Improvement Plan as outlined in the Code of
Federal Regulations, 9 CFR parts 145 - 147.
(K) Person shall include individuals,
partnerships, corporations and associations.
(L) Poultry shall mean domesticated fowl
including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and game birds.
(M) Pullorum disease or pullorum shall mean a
disease of poultry caused by Salmonella Pullorum.
(N) Pullorum-typhoid tests shall mean one (1)
of the methods recognized by the NPIP to test poultry for pullorum disease and
fowl typhoid.
(O) Started poultry
shall mean young poultry that have been fed and watered and are less than six
(6) months of age.
(P) State
veterinarian shall mean the state veterinarian of Missouri or his/her
designated representative.
(Q)
Waterfowl shall mean domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks and
geese.
(2) Importations.
(A) Live poultry (except those consigned
directly to slaughter) shall be accompanied by an official certificate of
veterinary inspection or a VS Form 9-3 (see
2 CSR
30-2.040 ). 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 infected
by the consignor.
(B) 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 NPIP or an
equivalent program which has been tested within the past twelve (12) months
with no change of ownership.
(C)
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.
(D) All poultry and hatching
eggs imported into Missouri require an entry permit prior to shipment. 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.
(3) Hatcheries, Started Poultry and Hatching
Eggs.
(A) All started pullets, baby poultry
and hatching eggs marketed in Missouri must originate from flocks and
hatcheries participating in the NPIP or must have met equivalent requirements
for pullorum-typhoid control under official supervision by the Missouri
Department of Agriculture.
(B)
Recordkeeping. Persons marketing poultry (except birds for immediate slaughter)
and hatching eggs shall maintain the identity of the product and keep adequate
records. The records of product purchased shall include the name and address of
each flock owner, the number of eggs or poultry received from each flock owner,
the number of poultry received in each shipment and the date received. The
records of product sold shall include the name and address of each purchaser,
the number, breed and variety sold, and the date of shipment. These records
shall be retained for at least twenty-four (24) months, and be made available
to a representative of the department during their inspection of the
premises.
(C) Sanitation. All
hatcheries, incubator equipment and brooder rooms shall be kept strictly
sanitary. Sanitation evaluations will be based on the appropriate sections of
the NPIP provisions.
(D)
Inspection. Any representative of the department shall have access at any
reasonable time, whether in operation or not, to inspect the premises of all
hatcheries.
(4)
Exhibitions.
(A) An official representing the
person or organization sponsoring the exhibition shall notify the state
veterinarian no later than thirty (30) days prior to the exhibition giving the
names, place, inclusive dates and times of the event.
(B) Recordkeeping. The sponsor of the
exhibition shall compile a list of all poultry present at the exhibition. The
list shall contain the name and address of each owner, the number, species,
breed, variety, type, sex and pullorum-typhoid status of all poultry present. A
copy of this list shall be retained by the sponsor of the exhibition for at
least twelve (12) months thereafter and shall be made available upon request to
a representative of the department.
(C) Inspection. All poultry to be exhibited
must be free of clinical signs of any infectious or contagious disease. A
representative of the department shall have access to the exhibits and may
conduct inspections and tests as deemed necessary to enforce the requirements
of this regulation.
(D)
Pullorum-Typhoid Status. All poultry (except waterfowl) exhibited shall be
tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within the past ninety (90) days or
originate from a flock approved by the NPIP or an equivalent program which has
been tested within the past twelve (12) months with no change of ownership.
This information shall be documented on a VS Form 9-2 (see
2
CSR 30-8.020 ) or similar certificate which shall
accompany the poultry to the exhibition and shall be made available on
request.
(5) Diagnosis
of Pullorum or Typhoid Disease.
(A) Reporting.
All persons performing poultry disease diagnostic services within Missouri are
required to report to the state veterinarian within forty-eight (48) hours, the
source of all poultry specimens from which S. pullorum or S.
gallinarum is isolated.
(B) Investigation. Upon receipt of a report
of pullorum or typhoid in poultry, the state veterinarian shall direct an
immediate investigation by a representative of the department to determine the
origin and avenue of transmission of the infection. A representative of the
department may enter a place or premises for those inspections or
investigations as deemed necessary.
(6) Containment by Quarantine. All flocks
found to be infected with Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella
gallinarum shall be quarantined until the flock is slaughtered or the
flock is determined to be free of infection by retesting at intervals based on
the NPIP provisions. All hatcheries found to be infected with
Salmonella pullorum or Salmonella gallinarum shall be
quarantined until infected eggs and birds are destroyed and disposed of
properly, and the hatchery is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-approved disinfectant.
(7) Removal of Flock Quarantine. Quarantine
may be removed either through depopulation or an approved and monitored testing
program.
(A) Depopulation. Birds shall be sent
to slaughter or killed on the premises and disposed of in an approved manner.
After depopulation, the house and the equipment in the house must be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected with a USDA-approved disinfectant before another flock
of birds is placed in the house. State personnel shall inspect the facilities
after the cleaning and disinfection.
(B) Testing Program. If testing is chosen as
the method of eradication of the disease, the testing shall be supervised and
directed by state personnel. That testing shall follow guidelines in the
appropriate sections of the NPIP provisions. Once the flock is determined to be
negative, the quarantine shall be removed.
The secretary of state has determined that the publication
of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The
entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of
state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at
the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a
cost established by state law.
*Original authority
1959.