(1) To prevent the spread of disease among gamebird populations, the department shall:
- (a) require any commercial gamebird facility to obtain a license annually;
- (b) exempt gamebird facilities that possess or propagate less than 1,000 gamebirds per year from licensure; and
- (c) inspect each facility and grant approval before issuing a license.
(2) Each applicant for a license shall:
- (a) apply on a department-issued form; and
- (b) pay the fee per the annual fee schedule.
- (3) All licenses expire on June 30 in the year following the year of issuance.
- (4) The department shall complete annual inspections and record reviews before re-licensure.
- (5) A Commercial Gamebird facility shall maintain NPIP certification as US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, in accordance with the standards outlined in Section R58-6-4.
(6) Each licensee shall keep records of each purchase or sale for three years, including:
- (a) the buyer name;
- (b) physical address, if different the buyer's;
- (c) telephone number; and
- (d) the number and types of eggs or gamebirds.
- (7) Any gamebird released into the wild shall comply with Division of Wildlife Resources Rule R657-4.
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