1. (1) To effectively control and prevent the spread of disease within poultry populations, the department shall:

   1. (a) require each poultry dealer to obtain a Poultry Dealer license, annually; and.
   2. (b) exempts individuals selling less than 1,000 hatching eggs or poultry per year.

2. (2) An applicant shall apply for a poultry dealer license:

   1. (a) for each location they sell poultry;
   2. (b) using a department form; and
   3. (c) pay the fee based on the annual fee schedule.

3. (3) A poultry dealer licensee shall:

   1. (a) maintain annual records of all poultry purchases and sales;
   2. (b) keep the area where the birds are housed clean and appropriate for the type and age of the poultry;
   3. (c) ensure poultry care and handling conform to recognized husbandry practices;
   4. (d) house poultry to prevent the spread of illness to other birds or people;
   5. (e) provide individuals purchasing birds with written information on handling poultry safely to prevent human illness; and
   6. (f) report any suspected contagious or infectious disease in their poultry to the department immediately.
4. (4) A poultry dealer licensee may not sell gamebird or wild subspecies of turkeys as defined in this rule.

KEY: disease control, NPIP, hatchery, poultry, gamebirds, license

Date of Last Change: June 24, 2025

Notice of Continuation: December 28, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-31-119