Sec. 30.
(1) All poultry and hatching poultry eggs imported into this state shall be accompanied by 1 of the following:
(a) An official interstate health certificate.
(b) An official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.
(c) A “report of sales of hatching eggs, chicks, and poults” (veterinary services form 9-3) for participants in the national poultry improvement plan.
(d) An owner-shipper statement or sales invoice if consigned directly to slaughter.
(e) A “permit for movement of restricted animals” (veterinary services form 1-27), if prior approval is granted by the director.
(2) All poultry imported into this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility or to a livestock auction market for sale as slaughter poultry, shall meet 1 or both of the following requirements:
(a) Originate directly from a U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean flock as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations, and all amendments to that publication thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.
(b) Have a negative official test for salmonella pullorum-typhoid within 90 days before importation and remain segregated from all poultry of unknown or positive salmonella pullorum-typhoid test status.
(3) Poultry vaccinated for infectious laryngotracheitis shall not be imported into this state unless permission from the director is granted. Any restrictions placed by the director on the import of the poultry shall be followed.
(4) Poultry and hatching poultry eggs, other than poultry and hatching poultry eggs moving directly from premises of origin to premises of final destination within this state, shall meet 1 or both of the following:
(a) Originate directly from a U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean flock as defined in 9 C.F.R. part 147, and all amendments to that publication thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.
(b) Have a negative official test for salmonella pullorum-typhoid within 90 days before change of ownership and remain segregated from all poultry of unknown or positive salmonella pullorum-typhoid test status.
History: 1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000
Last modified: October 10, 2016