New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 2 - DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM
Subchapter 7 - POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL
Section 2:2-7.3 - Pullorum-typhoid disease testing and testing agents

(a) All breeding birds to be tested shall be selected and banded at the discretion of a veterinarian or inspector of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture or by qualified testing agents under Department supervision.

(b) The pullorum-typhoid test shall be done by representatives of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture or qualified testing agents under Department supervision.

(c) Testing agents shall take a minimum biannual one-day course of training as prescribed by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and shall pass a written examination on National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) rules and sanitation and a practical test to prove their ability to select and test birds for pullorum-typhoid diseases before being certified. A minimal registration fee of $ 10.00 will be charged for this training, and will include a vial of pullorum-typhoid antigen.

(d) Testing agents will be charged at cost plus a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed $ 10.00 for a vial of pullorum-typhoid antigen. Additional shipping charges may apply.

(e) Applications for certification of participating flocks shall be made in writing, sufficiently in advance to permit the early scheduling of work by the Department of Agriculture.

(f) Certification or recertification will be denied pursuant to provisions of NPIP or violation of these rules.

(g) Certification of participating flocks by the Department will be subject to a reasonable charge based upon travel, time and cost of testing materials.

(h) Any reactors must be submitted for bacteriological examination for pullorum-typhoid disease. The bacteriological examination must be done by the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, New Jersey 08628.