Flock Status · Alabama

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Alabama

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

We found no bird-flu order covering Alabama or any of its areas today. Its standing rules for bringing birds in and showing them still apply.

Read from 7 official sources29 passages quotedChecked on October 14, 2026

At a glance

Today

Standing rules only

Bird-flu orders in force

None found

APHIS detections, 30 days

None listed

Report sick birds

334-240-6584

Not veterinary advice: follow your state veterinarian. This is a sourced reading of official notices, dated when we read them. Orders can change overnight, so confirm with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit) before you move, show or sell birds.

Current situation

What the agency's own pages and tables showed when we checked, with the line each comes from.

  • APHIS's detection list has no Alabama detection after December 2024; the last poultry case, Cullman 01 (commercial broiler, confirmed December 19, 2024), had its control area released January 1, 2025

    • Dec 19, 2024Cullman CountyCommercial Broiler Production116,000 birdscontrol area released Jan 1, 2025

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · row Cullman 01 (last Alabama poultry row)

  • ADAI's Animal Industries news list (read October 14, 2026) lists 2025-2026 items above the December 16, 2024 Cullman and Pickens HPAI release, and no later avian influenza release; no order on poultry shows or sales appears

    • “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in an Alabama Commercial Broiler Farm and a Backyard Flock”

      Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · agi.alabama.gov · news list, 6th item (after the 2025 USDA reimbursement item)

    • “December 16, 2024 March 27, 2026”

      ADAI · agi.alabama.gov · post date line (published December 16, 2024; page modified March 27, 2026)

In force today

Worked out from each notice's dates for October 15, 2026. Bird-flu orders come first, then the standing rules.

Standing ruleShows and fairs

Chickens, turkeys and game birds shown in Alabama, of any age, need a certificate or test chart showing NPIP PT-Clean origin or a negative Pullorum-Typhoid test within 90 days

Out-of-state birds must also meet the entry rules

No end date in the source

Statewide · poultry exhibitions · Birds: chickens, turkeys and game birds

  • Pullorum-Typhoid: from a hatchery or breeding flock classified U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean under NPIP, or tested negative within 90 days before the exhibition opens
  • Applies regardless of age
  • Out-of-state poultry must also meet Alabama's importation requirements (negative PT and AI tests within 21 days, or NPIP PT and AI Clean flocks)
  • Stated reason: the State's surveillance program for its Pullorum-Typhoid Clean status; no avian influenza test is named for in-state show birds
  • Questions: Office of the State Veterinarian, 334-240-7253

Guidance: Poultry Information: Exhibition Testing Requirements · ADAI Animal Industries Division

What the guidance says (4 passages)
  • “all chickens, turkeys, and game birds exhibited—regardless of age—must be accompanied by an approved certificate or test chart demonstrating compliance with the following:”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Exhibition Testing Requirements

  • “Have tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Exhibition Testing Requirements, Pullorum-Typhoid

  • “Originate from a hatchery or breeding flock classified as U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean under the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP); or”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Exhibition Testing Requirements, Pullorum-Typhoid

  • “Test negative for Salmonella pullorum/typhoid (P/T) and Avian Influenza (AI) within 21 days prior to entry , or”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Exhibition Testing Requirements, out-of-state note

Standing ruleRegistration

Backyard hatcheries, independent breeding flocks kept for sale or exhibition, and poultry dealers need an annual ADAI Poultry Unit license and NPIP-standard birds

No end date in the source

Statewide · selling chicks, poults or hatching eggs; flocks kept for sale or exhibition; buying poultry for resale · Birds: poultry (backyard hatcheries, independent breeding flocks of waterfowl, exhibition poultry or game birds, poultry dealers)

  • Backyard hatchery: uses hatchery equipment and either sells fertile eggs or chicks from its own breeders, or hatches bought eggs to sell the chicks
  • Independent breeding flock: waterfowl, exhibition poultry or game birds kept for sale and/or exhibition
  • May only sell chicks, poults or hatching eggs from flocks meeting NPIP minimum requirements as ADAI administers them; flocks must be U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or meet equivalent standards under official supervision
  • Dealers (buying poultry for resale): sell only NPIP-compliant birds; 0% positive PT test in the testing year before sale; keep the VS 9-3 from the shipping hatchery for every shipment for ADAI inspection

Guidance: Poultry Information: Classifications Requiring Annual Licensure by the ADAI Animal Industries – Poultry Unit · ADAI Animal Industries Division

What the guidance says (4 passages)
  • “The following classifications require annual licensing through our state application process:”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Classifications Requiring Annual Licensure

  • “Independent Breeding Flock: A flock of waterfowl, exhibition poultry, or game birds maintained for the purpose of sale and/or exhibition.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Backyard Hatchery / Independent Breeding Flock

  • “May only sell or offer for sale chicks, poults, or hatching eggs from flocks that meet the minimum requirements of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) as administered by ADAI.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Backyard Hatchery / Independent Breeding Flock

  • “Must obtain a VS Form 9-3 from the shipping hatchery with every shipment and retain those records for ADAI inspection.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Dealer

How to reportReporting sick birds

ADAI asks owners to report sick or dead domestic birds and poultry to its Poultry Unit

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: domestic birds and poultry

  • ADAI Poultry Unit: 334-240-6584
  • Sick or dead wild birds: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 334-242-3469
  • Unusual numbers of sick or dead birds at shows: State Veterinarian's office (334) 240-7255 (2022 organizer sheet)

Press release: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in an Alabama Commercial Broiler Farm and a Backyard Flock · ADAI, December 16, 2024

What the press release says (2 passages)
  • “Report sick or dead domestic birds and poultry to ADAI’s Poultry Unit at 334-240-6584.”

    ADAI · agi.alabama.gov · closing

  • “Report sick or dead wild birds to the Alabama Department of Natural Resources and Conservation at 334-242-3469.”

    ADAI · agi.alabama.gov · closing

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Alabama

All poultry, hatching eggs, chicks, gamebirds and exhibition or hobby birds entering Alabama need a CVI or NPIP 9-2/9-3 with test results; birds not in the NPIP PT Clean and AI Clean programs need negative PT and AI tests within 21 days before movement. Slaughter consignments are exempt from the CVI; all other movements need a State Veterinarian permit. Livestock and poultry from states that do not meet Alabama requirements need a special 15-day permit. Since June 5, 2026, ADAI also applies New World screwworm CVI rules to warm-blooded animals from infested states (birds not named).

What the entry rules say
  • “All domestic animals and poultry entering the State of Alabama must conform with Alabama’s requirements contained herein and be in compliance with Federal regulations.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · General Requirements

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry and hatching eggs entering Alabama need a CVI or NPIP 9-2/9-3, and unless from NPIP PT-Clean and AI-Clean flocks, negative Pullorum-Typhoid and avian influenza tests within 21 days

No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Alabama for exhibition, show, sale, change of ownership or any other purpose · Birds: all poultry, including hatching eggs, chicks, poults, breeding stock, gamebirds, exhibition and hobby farm poultry

  • Birds not in the NPIP Pullorum-Typhoid Clean and Avian Influenza Clean programs: negative PT and AI tests (approved serology, antigen detection or other test the State Veterinarian approves) within 21 days before movement
  • Every shipment: official certificate of veterinary inspection, or NPIP Form 9-2 or 9-3, with test results on the form
  • CVIs are void 30 days after inspection and issuance
  • Hatching eggs and day-old chicks: from NPIP PT and AI Clean flocks, or from flocks tested negative for PT and AI within 21 days before entry (ADAI poultry entry sheet)
  • Transport boxes, crates or carriers must be clean and allow proper care of the birds (ADAI poultry entry sheet)
  • Poultry consigned to an approved slaughter establishment are exempt from the CVI and may enter with a waybill, bill of sale or origin-state permit
  • All other movements must be under permit from the State Veterinarian
  • Source is ADAI's web summary; the Administrative Code text was not readable

Guidance: Import Requirements: Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks · ADAI Animal Industries Division

What the guidance says (7 passages)
  • “that are not participating in the Pullorum-Typhoid (PT) Clean and Avian Influenza (AI) Clean programs of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) shall be tested negative for PT and AI using an approved serology or antigen detection test or other test approved by the state veterinarian within 21 days prior to movement.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks, para 1

  • “exhibition and hobby farm poultry moving into Alabama must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) or a NPIP Form 9-2 or NPIP Form 9-3 with test results included on form.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks, para 2

  • “Poultry consigned to an approved slaughter establishment are exempt from Certificates of Veterinary Inspection.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks, para 3

  • “All other movements must be under permit from the State Veterinarian.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks, para 4

  • “Hatching eggs and day old chicks must originate from flocks participating in the NPIP Salmonella P/T and AI clean programs or from flocks that have tested negative for Salmonella P/T and AI with 21 days prior to entry.”

    Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · agi.alabama.gov · bullet 3

  • “Transport boxes, crates or carriers must be clean and allow for proper care of the birds in transport.”

    Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · agi.alabama.gov · bullet 6

  • “Certificates shall be void thirty (30) days after the date of inspection and issuance.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · General Requirements, Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Livestock and poultry from states that do not meet Alabama's requirements may enter only under a special State Veterinarian permit, issued per shipment and void after 15 days

No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Alabama from states that do not meet Alabama requirements · Birds: livestock and poultry

  • Permit requests go to the State Veterinarian, 334-240-7255, with a full description of the animals, origin, destination, arrival date and purpose
  • No blanket permits; each permit is void 15 days after issue
  • Conveyances that carried animals or poultry infected with or exposed to a contagious disease must be cleaned and disinfected under official supervision before further use
  • This is a general livestock-and-poultry section; the page does not say how it applies to a state with HPAI (see the notes at the end of this page)

Guidance: Import Requirements: General Requirements · ADAI Animal Industries Division

What the guidance says (2 passages)
  • “Livestock and poultry from states that do not meet Alabama requirements may not enter Alabama unless a special permit is obtained from the State Veterinarian, or his designated representative.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · General Requirements

  • “No blanket permits will be issued. All permits shall be void fifteen (15) days after date of issuance.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · General Requirements

Other disease entry orders

Not about bird flu, but they apply to poultry coming in.

In force, no end dateBringing birds in

New World screwworm entry rules (not bird flu): warm-blooded animals from an infested state or surveillance zone need a CVI stating they were inspected and are free of screwworm

From an infested zone, treatment and an entry permit too

In effect from June 5, 2026 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Alabama from New World screwworm infested states, surveillance zones and infested zones (not a bird-flu measure) · Birds: warm-blooded animals (as the page says; birds not named)

  • Covers warm-blooded animals; birds are not named (confirm with ADAI, 334-240-7253)
  • From outside an infested zone but within a surveillance zone or infested state: CVI declaring all animals inspected and free of NWS, with the required statement; inspection within 5 days of movement; CVI valid no more than 7 days
  • From an infested zone: CVI declaring effective NWS treatment, with treatment details; entry permit number from the State Veterinarian's Office at least 48 hours before entry (ALImportPermit@agi.alabama.gov); inspection within 5 days; CVI valid 7 days; oral/injected treatment 12 hours to 14 days and topical 72 hours to 14 days before entry; all effective treatments administered by or directly overseen by an authorized representative; the CVI must include the statement “All animals listed on the CVI have been inspected and are free from screwworm larvae infestation.”
  • Animals suspected of NWS should be removed from the shipment
  • No end date stated
  • The June 2026 State Veterinarian letter (nws-import-requirement-letter-9june2026.pdf) was read: same terms, 'warm-blooded animals', no poultry exemption

Notice: Import Requirements: NWS Updated Entry Requirements · ADAI Animal Industries Division, June 5, 2026

What the notice says (5 passages)
  • “Effective immediately (June 5, 2026), due to a detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements for warm-blooded animals entering Alabama from infested states.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · NWS Updated Entry Requirements, para 1

  • “All warm-blooded animals entering Alabama from outside an infested zone but within a surveillance zone or infested state must be accompanied by a CVI declaring that all the animals listed on the CVI were inspected and found free of NWS.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · NWS Updated Entry Requirements

  • “The CVI must include an entry permit number, as approved by the Alabama State Veterinarian’s Office, at least 48 hours prior to entry into Alabama.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · NWS Updated Entry Requirements, infested zone

  • “the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements for warm-blooded animals entering Alabama from infested states.”

    Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · agi.alabama.gov · letter, para 1

  • “All effective treatments must be administered by or directly overseen by an authorized representative.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · NWS Updated Entry Requirements, treatment

Federal rules apply on top for any move across a state line: official ID and a health certificate or NPIP paperwork.

Sick or dead birds? Who to call

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit)

334-240-6584 (ADAI Poultry Unit); State Veterinarian 334-240-7253

Report online

  • “Poultry owners should monitor their flocks and report any possible symptoms to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries at 334-240-6584.”

    ADAI Animal Industries Division · agi.alabama.gov · Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Recent detections in Alabama

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Alabama flocks in the 30 days to October 14, 2026. Latest detection in the APHIS data: October 9, 2026. The national picture

Common questions

Is there a bird flu order in Alabama right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering Alabama or any of its areas today. Its standing rules for bringing birds in and showing them still apply.
Can I take my chickens to a poultry show or swap in Alabama?
We found no bird-flu ban on shows or sales in force on October 15, 2026. Standing rules apply: Chickens, turkeys and game birds shown in Alabama, of any age, need a certificate or test chart showing NPIP PT-Clean origin or a negative Pullorum-Typhoid test within 90 days; out-of-state birds must also meet the entry rules.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Alabama?
All poultry, hatching eggs, chicks, gamebirds and exhibition or hobby birds entering Alabama need a CVI or NPIP 9-2/9-3 with test results; birds not in the NPIP PT Clean and AI Clean programs need negative PT and AI tests within 21 days before movement. Slaughter consignments are exempt from the CVI; all other movements need a State Veterinarian permit. Livestock and poultry from states that do not meet Alabama requirements need a special 15-day permit. Since June 5, 2026, ADAI also applies New World screwworm CVI rules to warm-blooded animals from infested states (birds not named).
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Alabama?
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit) at 334-240-6584 (ADAI Poultry Unit); State Veterinarian 334-240-7253. Report sick or dying birds there or to USDA at 1-866-536-7593. This page is not veterinary advice; follow your state veterinarian.
How current is this page?
We read Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit)'s notices on October 14, 2026. Whether each order is in force is worked out from its dates every time the page is rebuilt, at least once an hour, so an order never shows as in force after it ends.
Sources
  1. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit): bird flu page. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Animal Industries Division / State Veterinarian (Poultry Unit).
  2. Import Requirements: Poultry, Hatching Eggs, & Day-Old Chicks. ADAI Animal Industries Division.
  3. Poultry Information: Exhibition Testing Requirements. ADAI Animal Industries Division.
  4. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in an Alabama Commercial Broiler Farm and a Backyard Flock. ADAI. December 16, 2024.
  5. bullet 3. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
  6. letter. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
  7. row Cullman 01 (last Alabama poultry row). USDA APHIS.
  8. news list, 6th item (after the 2025 USDA reimbursement item). Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.

We read each document ourselves and last checked this page against them on October 14, 2026. Where they disagree, we show you the disagreement instead of picking a winner quietly.

What we couldn't confirm
  • Rule text not read: the Alabama Administrative Code site is a JavaScript app. The entry and exhibition rows rest on ADAI's own web summaries, which give no effective dates; a 2025-2026 rule change could not be checked.
  • ADAI's site search lists a March 2017 post, 'Avian Influenza Updates and Helpful Information'; news leads (not official) say a 2017 order prohibited poultry exhibitions and sales and was lifted in April 2017. It was not read and is not recorded. No 2022-2026 statewide show or sale order was found on ADAI's sites.
  • The ADAI exhibition section names Pullorum-Typhoid only for in-state show birds; whether exhibitions also require an AI test for Alabama birds is not stated.
  • The NWS entry rules cover 'warm-blooded animals' with no poultry exemption; birds are not named, so whether ADAI applies them to poultry shipments is unconfirmed. Not a bird-flu measure; owner/reviewer to decide whether Flock Status pages show it.
  • The general special-permit rule (al-entry-general-1) does not say whether a state with HPAI counts as 'not meeting Alabama requirements'; no HPAI-specific state-of-origin restriction was found.
  • Phone numbers differ by page: 334-240-6584 (Poultry Unit), 334-240-7253 (State Veterinarian, poultry and import pages), 334-240-7255 (2022 organizer sheet and permit requests).

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