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Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.031

Breeding flocks, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.031

Terminology, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.071

Affiliated flock owners

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

National poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Agricultural commodities, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90

Agricultural production, poultry and poultry products defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Agricultural products, poultry and poultry products defined as

Agricultural development grants, Minn. Rules 1552.0020

Minnesota food products logo, Minn. Rules 1550.2950

Agricultural products, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Agriculturally related organisms, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 18F.02

Agriculture Department

Cooperation, Agriculture Department (U.S.), Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Duties and powers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021 to 2022 29.205

Animal feedlots, generally, Minn. Rules 7020.0200 to 7020.2225

Animal unit, defined, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Animals, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Approved salvage programs, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Authorized poultry testing agents

Defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Reports given, Minn. Rules 1721.0330

Avian influenza testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0360

Baby poultry

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Shipping, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Barn floors, animal manure, pollution control, Minn. Rules 7020.2120

Breeding flock facilities

Defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Permits, Minn. Rules 1721.0320

Breeding flocks, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Breeding

Breeding flocks, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021, 2022 29.031, 2022 29.051

Plans, adoption by Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Carcasses, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.15

Carcasses, see CARCASSES

Carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.165, 2022 35.81, 2022 169.81

Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021, 2022 29.081

Certificates or test charts, community sales, Minn. Rules 1721.0310

Chickens, see CHICKENS

Chicks, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Community sales

Affidavits of slaughter, Minn. Rules 1721.0090

Identification, Minn. Rules 1721.0310

Culling, supervising, inspecting, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Damages

Claims, dogs, claims for, Minn. Statutes 2022 347.15

Liability, nonprofit organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.12

Transportation violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.165

Dealers, see POULTRY DEALERS

Dealers

Generally, see POULTRY DEALERS

National poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Requirements generally, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Defenses, misrepresentation, non-Halal poultry and poultry products, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.658

Definitions

Agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90

Animal health law, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.01

Classification of property, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.03

Farm products dealers, Minn. Statutes 2022 27.01

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.001

Genetically engineered organisms, Minn. Statutes 2022 18F.02

Interest rates, Minn. Statutes 2022 334.011

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Nuisance liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 561.19

Produce, Minn. Statutes 2022 27.01

Veterinarians, Minn. Statutes 2022 156.16

Definitions

Agricultural development grants, Minn. Rules 1552.0020

Animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Animal health, Minn. Rules 1721.0010, 1721.0270

Food code, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Genetically engineered organisms, Minn. Rules 1558.0020

Minnesota food products logo, Minn. Rules 1550.2950

"Minnesota grown" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0110

Minnesota-national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

National poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Destruction by wolves, compensation, Minn. Rules 1515.3100

Disease control programs, pullorum-typhoid, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Disease eradication, control

Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.051

Labeling, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.061, 2022 29.071

Diseased poultry

Infected or exposed poultry, killing, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Reporting, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.06

Slaughterhouses, acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.56

Dogs, killing or chasing, see Killing or chasing domestic animals under DOGS

Domesticated, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Ducks, see DUCKS

Dying, or dead, acceptance into slaughter houses, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.56

Eggs, generally, Minn. Rules 1520.0200 to 1520.2000

Eggs, see EGGS

Emergency response and preparedness, agricultural emergency account, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.041

Enforcement of law, Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.79

Entrance requirements, see Public exhibitions under this topic

Exhibition poultry, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Exhibitions, certificates or test charts, Minn. Rules 1721.0300

Exhibitions

Cages, exemption from law, Minn. Statutes 2022 343.21

Premiums, payment by poultry associations, Minn. Statutes 2022 375.78

Farmers, great horned owls, trapping, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.705

Federal laws and regulations, incorporation by reference, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.101

Feeder-livestock loans, Minn. Statutes 2022 48.24

Fees, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Flock owners

Affiliated flock owners, see same under this topic

Independent flock owners, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Flocks

Approved salvage programs, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200, 1721.0270

Quarantine, Minn. Rules 1721.0340

Testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0330

Food-producing animals, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 156.16

Foodborne disease prevention, food and beverage service establishments, Minn. Rules 4626.0030 to 4626.0050

Franchise breeders

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Franchise hatcheries, see Hatcheries under this topic

Garbage, feeding to

Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.75

Enforcement of law, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.79

Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.74

Exempt materials permit, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.75, 2022 35.751

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.74 to 2022 35.80

Inspections, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.78

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.75

Premises, quarantined, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.77

Records, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.78

Removal of poultry, permit, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.77

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.79

Treatment required, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.76

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.80

Geese, see GEESE

Grades and grading, see under EGGS

Halal foods, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.658, 2022 31.661

Hatcheries

Accreditation, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021, 2022 29.081

Advertising, approval and review, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.031

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021, 2022 29.031

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.001

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Hatcheries

Defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Franchise hatcheries, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Permits, Minn. Rules 1721.0320

Quarantine, Minn. Rules 1721.0340

Testing at, Minn. Rules 1721.0330

Hatching eggs

Certificates or test charts, Minn. Rules 1721.0300

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Identification

Community sales, Minn. Rules 1721.0310

Exhibitions, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Importation

Diseased poultry, detaining, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Regulating, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Rulemaking, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.15

Violations, liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.165

Importation

Diseases, pullorum-typhoid, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Permits, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Quarantine, see same under this topic

Restrictions, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Independent flock owners, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Infected flocks, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Inspections

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.15, 2022 31A.21

Culling, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Custom processing, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.15

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Federal regulations, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02, 2022 31A.21

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.01 to 2022 31A.31

Minnesota approved labeling, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Killing

Dogs, see Killing or chasing domestic animals under DOGS

Infected or exposed poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Kosher, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.651 to 2022 31.671

Labels and labeling

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.061

Minnesota approved label, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Poultry food products, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.06, 2022 31A.07

Poultry substitutes, food and beverage service establishments, menu, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.633

Terminology, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.071

Labels and labeling

"Featuring" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0100 to 1556.0170

"Minnesota grown" labeling statements, see under FOOD

"Organic product" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0160, 1556.0170

Requirements, Minn. Rules 4626.0130

Weight statements, Minn. Rules 1545.0290

Lawsuits

Dogs, damage by, Minn. Statutes 2022 347.15

Livestock activities, liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.12

Transportation violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.165

Leg bands, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Liability, nuisance, Minn. Statutes 2022 561.19

Liens on, agricultural producers, Minn. Statutes 2022 514.945

Live bird markets

Avian influenza testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0360

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1721.0010

Permits, Minn. Rules 1721.0110

Livestock, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.12

Manure storage areas, see under ANIMAL FEEDLOTS

Markets, live bird markets, avian influenza testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0360

Misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Minn. Rules 1721.0280 to 1721.0320, 1721.0344

Mycoplasma synoviae, Minn. Rules 1721.0280 to 1721.0320, 1721.0344

National poultry improvement plan, state cooperation, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

National poultry improvement plan

Administration, Minn. Rules 1520.5300, 1520.5320

Advertising, Minn. Rules 1520.5500, 1520.5600

Affiliated flocks located in other states, Minn. Rules 1520.5310

Associated hatcheries, advertising, Minn. Rules 1520.5600

Brooder rooms, specific requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.6000, 1520.6100

Classification, generally, Minn. Rules 1520.6900 to 1520.7200

Dealers

Approval numbers, Minn. Rules 1520.7100

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Designation, Minn. Rules 1520.7100

Specific requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.6500

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Eggs

Designation, Minn. Rules 1520.7000

Incubated eggs, Minn. Rules 1520.6300

Minimum weight, Minn. Rules 1520.5800

Shipments out of country, Minn. Rules 1520.5800

Emblem, use, Minn. Rules 1520.5400

Flocks

Birds, identification, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Designation, Minn. Rules 1520.5400, 1520.7000

Inspections, Minn. Rules 1520.6700

Participating flocks, specific requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Selection, Minn. Rules 1520.6600

Trade names, Minn. Rules 1520.7000

Franchised hatcheries, advertising, Minn. Rules 1520.5600

Hatcheries

Approval numbers, Minn. Rules 1520.7100

Designation, Minn. Rules 1520.7100

Disinfection, Minn. Rules 1520.6000

Inspections, Minn. Rules 1520.6700

Multiple hatcheries with same ownership or management, Minn. Rules 1520.6400

Sanitation requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.6000

Specific requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.6000

Hearings, participants, debarment, Minn. Rules 1520.6800

Independent flock owners, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Inspections and inspectors

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Generally, Minn. Rules 1520.6700

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1520.5500

Supervision, Minn. Rules 1520.6600

Investigations, Minn. Rules 1520.6600, 1520.6800

Invoices, Minn. Rules 1520.5500, 1520.7100

Labels and labeling, approval numbers, Minn. Rules 1520.7100

Nonparticipants, Minn. Rules 1520.5700, 1520.6900

Operating year, Minn. Rules 1520.5200, 1520.5400

Participation

Affiliated flocks located in other states, Minn. Rules 1520.5310

Debarment, Minn. Rules 1520.6800

Generally, Minn. Rules 1520.5400

Multiple hatcheries with same ownership or management, Minn. Rules 1520.6400

Poultry houses, sanitation, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Poultry offered for sale, Minn. Rules 1520.6200

Products

Class, Minn. Rules 1520.5400

Classification and terminology, Minn. Rules 1520.6900

Nonparticipants, restrictions, Minn. Rules 1520.5700

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1520.5500

Records and record keeping

Inspections and inspectors, Minn. Rules 1520.5500

Requirements, Minn. Rules 1520.5500

Strains, Minn. Rules 1520.7000

State inspectors, Minn. Rules 1520.5200, 1520.6600

Strains, Minn. Rules 1520.7000

Supervision, Minn. Rules 1520.6500

Terminology, Minn. Rules 1520.6900 to 1520.7200

Transportation, shipping reports, Minn. Rules 1520.5800

Permits, importation, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Permits, removal, garbage fed livestock or poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.77

Permitting poultry to trespass on private property, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.605

Policy of state, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.01

Poultry dealers, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Poultry dealers, see POULTRY DEALERS

Poultry food products

Adulterated, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.06

Containers, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.07

Entry into inspected establishments, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.05

Inspections, see same under this topic

Labels and labeling, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.06, 2022 31A.07

Poultry Industries Division, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.021

Poultry litter

Construction materials, supplies, and equipment, sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.71

Fuel, biomass conversion systems, Minn. Statutes 2022 116C.779, 2022 216B.2424

Personal property taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 272.02

Poults, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Produce, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 27.01

Producers

Farmers, great horned owls, trapping, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.705

Loans to, interest rates, Minn. Statutes 2022 334.011

Products, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Public exhibitions, Minn. Rules 1721.0100

Pullorum-typhoid clean status

Community sales, Minn. Rules 1721.0310

Exhibitions, Minn. Rules 1721.0300

Hatcheries and breeding flock facilities, Minn. Rules 1721.0320

Poultry dealers, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Pullorum-typhoid, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5900

Pullorum, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Purchasers, records and record keeping, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5500

Quarantine

Mycoplasma, Minn. Rules 1721.0340

Pullorum-typhoid, Minn. Rules 1721.0340

Salmonella enteritidis, Minn. Rules 1721.0350

Quarantines

Breaking, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.065

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.063

Garbage fed poultry, premises, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.77

Imported poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.065

Infected or exposed poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Ranges, deemed animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Raw poultry, prepared food, exception, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Raw, consumer self-service food operations, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4626.0330

Readily perishable food, poultry defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.03

Records and record keeping

Dealers, Minn. Rules 1721.0290

Hatcheries and breeding flock facilities, Minn. Rules 1721.0320

Reports about, chicken hatching eggs, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5800

Reports about, diseased poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.06

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, eggs, Minn. Rules 8130.4700

Sales

Bulk food, sale as, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.83

Chicks, ducks, and goslings, Minn. Statutes 2022 343.32 to 2022 343.35

Protection at place of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601

Unwholesome poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.602

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601, 2022 31.602

Sales

National poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5800, 1520.6200

Sales by weight, Minn. Rules 1545.0290

Sanitation, brooder rooms, Minn. Rules 1520.6100

Sanitation, importation, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Shipping, Minn. Rules 1721.0280

Slaughtering, see ANIMAL, POULTRY, AND RABBIT SLAUGHTERING

Started poultry

Defined, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Minnesota-national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

State-national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Stock, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Strains, defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Testing

Avian influenza testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0360

Reports given, Minn. Rules 1721.0330

Tests, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.051, 2022 29.081

Trade names or numbers

Defined, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

National poultry improvement plan, participating flocks, Minn. Rules 1520.7000

Transportation, chicken hatching eggs, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5800

Transportation

Livestock carriers, cleaning and disinfecting, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.81

Loading chutes, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.81

Violations, liability, damages, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.165

Trespass by, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.605

Turkeys, see TURKEYS

Typhoid, defined, Minn. Rules 1721.0270

Value-added agricultural products, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 41B.046

Ventilation, hatchery brooder rooms, national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.6100

Veterinary prescription drugs, extra-label use, Minn. Statutes 2022 156.19

Violations and penalties

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 29.081

Protection at place of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601

Rules violations, detention of poultry, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.05

Unwholesome poultry, sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.602

Weight, sales by, Minn. Rules 1545.0290

Wholesale dealers, see WHOLESALE PRODUCE DEALERS

Wholesale produce dealers, Minn. Rules 1500.0101 to 1500.3600