Minnesota Administrative Rules

1721.0300 EXHIBITION OF POULTRY.

Subpart 1.

Identification.

All chickens, turkeys, and game birds at exhibitions, except baby poultry, must be individually identified with a leg or wing band.

Subp. 2.

Certificates or test charts.

At exhibitions, all chickens, turkeys, game birds, and hatching eggs from these birds must be accompanied by a certificate or test chart approved by the board to show compliance with the requirements in this part.

Subp. 3.

Pullorum-typhoid.

At exhibitions, all chickens, turkeys, game birds, and hatching eggs from these birds must:

A.

originate from a hatchery or breeding flock that is classified pullorum-typhoid clean under the plan; or

B.

be negative to a pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition.

Subp. 4.

Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae.

At exhibitions, all turkeys and turkey hatching eggs must:

A.

originate from a hatchery or breeding flock that is classified Mycoplasma gallisepticum clean and Mycoplasma synoviae clean under the plan; or

B.

be negative to a Mycoplasma gallisepticum and a Mycoplasma synoviae test within 90 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 35.03

History:

37 SR 1396

Published Electronically:

April 4, 2013