Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY
Section 2VAC5-200-60 - Transportation of dead poultry; sanitation

Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 5-200-60

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024

A. No person may transport any dead poultry from any premises to an off-farm disposal site without the prior approval, granted on a case-by-case basis, by the State Veterinarian or his representative.

B. No person may transport dead poultry from a farm premises to any off-farm disposal site except in leak-proof containers or leak-proof transporting vehicles.

C. No person may transport dead poultry from a farm premises to any off-farm disposal site unless the dead poultry is enclosed in the transporting vehicle so that feathers and other debris will not be released into the environment.

D. No person may transport dead poultry from a farm premises to an off-farm disposal site unless:

1. The containers are disinfected prior to loading on the transporting vehicle and the exterior of the loaded transporting vehicle is disinfected prior to leaving the farm; and

2. The entire transporting vehicle is cleaned and disinfected after unloading at the off-farm disposal site and prior to leaving the off-farm disposal site.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-6029 of the Code of Virginia.

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