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Flock Status · Alaska

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Alaska

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 2 official sources24 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

See below

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 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian 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 shows no Alaska flock in 2025 or 2026. Its latest Alaska row is Matanuska-Susitna 10 (November 26, 2024, WOAH non-poultry, no control area). DEC's own pages could not be read, so no state order is confirmed either way.

    • Nov 26, 2024Matanuska Susitna CountyBackyard (Non-Poultry)70 birdsno control area listed

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · Matanuska-Susitna 10 row (last of 11 Alaska rows)

In force today

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

Standing ruleControl zones and quarantine

Owners of animals under a State Veterinarian quarantine must keep them in the designated area and may not move them out without the State Veterinarian's permission

No end date in the source

Statewide · quarantine areas designated by the State Veterinarian · Birds: animals designated for quarantine

  • Owners keep the animals at their own expense and allow access for observation, testing and destruction (36.209(a))
  • No current Alaska bird-flu quarantine was found (see Current situation); the DEC pages could not be read

Rule: 18 AAC 36, Animal Health (Alaska Administrative Code) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site)

What the rule says (1 passage)
  • “Owners may not attempt to move any animals out of a designated quarantine area without permission from the state veterinarian.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.209(b)

How to reportReporting sick birds

Owners, veterinarians and labs must report suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza (and H5/H7 low-path AI) to the State Veterinarian on the day of discovery, by phone, email or fax

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: all animals (HPAI and H5/H7 LPAI listed)

  • Applies to the animal owner, a veterinarian, or a testing laboratory (36.215(a))
  • Same-day report by telephone, email or fax (36.215(c))
  • The State Veterinarian's phone number was not readable (DEC site blocked)

Rule: 18 AAC 36, Animal Health (Alaska Administrative Code) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site)

What the rule says (3 passages)
  • “(2) the animal owner;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.215(a)(2)

  • “(6) highly pathogenic avian influenza (fowl plague);”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.215(c)(6)

  • “(8) low pathogenic avian influenza (H5 and H7 subtypes);”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.215(c)(8)

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Alaska

Importation permit from the State Veterinarian (valid 30 days) plus a CVI (valid 30 days) certifying a pullorum-typhoid-negative flock or NPIP production; a VS 9-3 can stand in for the CVI. No animal may enter from a quarantine area designated by another state, the federal government or a foreign country, or after known exposure to an infectious disease in the last 30 days. Permit and CVI travel with the birds. DEC's own import pages were blocked, so any current HPAI-specific entry conditions are unknown.

What the entry rules say
  • “A person may not, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter, import an animal that”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a) lead-in

  • “(3) originates from a quarantine area as designated by another state, the federal government, or a foreign country.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a)(3)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry and hatching eggs entering Alaska need a State Veterinarian importation permit and a health certificate (CVI) certifying pullorum-typhoid-negative or NPIP origin

A VS 9-3 can replace the CVI

No end date in the source

Statewide · import into Alaska · Birds: poultry and hatching eggs (domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, doves, pigeons and game birds); 'poultry' is limited to fowl kept for food or feathers, sport or exhibition (36.990(35))

  • Importation permit from the State Veterinarian before import (18 AAC 36.005(b), 36.010(a)(7)); the permit number goes on the CVI as 'Alaska Permit No.'; valid 30 days, not transferable (36.010(c)-(d))
  • Health certificate / CVI from a licensed, accredited veterinarian in the state of origin, valid 30 days, certifying freedom from clinical signs or known recent exposure (36.015)
  • CVI must certify the birds or eggs come from a pullorum-typhoid-negative flock, or were produced under NPIP (9 CFR 145 and 147 and the NPIP Program Standards) (36.165(a))
  • A complete APHIS VS Form 9-3 may be substituted for the CVI (36.165(b)); the rule does not say it replaces the permit
  • Permit and CVI attached to the waybill and travelling with the animals or the driver (36.005(b))
  • Immediate slaughter: no CVI if (1) the permit accompanies the shipment, (2) the waybill says immediate slaughter, (3) consigned to a USDA-approved slaughter establishment, (4) shipped directly there, and (5) slaughtered within 10 days of arrival unless the State Veterinarian extends it (36.020)
  • Animals entering without the permit or CVI may be ordered quarantined; the owner quarantines them at the owner's expense until released (36.030)

Rule: 18 AAC 36, Animal Health (Alaska Administrative Code) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site)

What the rule says (12 passages)
  • “Unless exempted under 18 AAC 36.020 , a person who imports an animal listed in 18 AAC 36.010 (a) must obtain an importation permit under 18 AAC 36.010 and a health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection under 18 AAC 36.015 before importing the animal into the state.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(b)

  • “(7) poultry or hatching eggs;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.010(a)(7)

  • “An importation permit is valid for 30 days after issuance and may not be transferred.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.010(d)

  • “a person who intends to import poultry or hatching eggs into the state shall ensure that the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes certification that the poultry or hatching eggs (1) originate from a flock that tested negative for pullorum and typhoid disease; or (2) were produced in compliance with”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.165(a)

  • “A complete APHIS VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults, may be substituted for the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection described in (a) of this section.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.165(b)

  • “A health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection is valid for 30 days after issuance.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.015(b)

  • “(5) the animal will be slaughtered within 10 days after arrival at the consigned slaughter establishment except if the state veterinarian grants a time extension under this paragraph;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.020(5)

  • “(b) The owner must quarantine the animal at the owner's expense until the state veterinarian releases the animal from quarantine or orders the animal euthanized, slaughtered, or destroyed.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.030(b)

  • “The importation permit number issued must be affixed to the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection described in 18 AAC 36.015 and identified on any other official document as "Alaska Permit No. _________ ."”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.010(c)

  • “(5) a certification that each animal to which the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection applies is free from clinical evidence of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease or known recent exposure to such a disease;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.015(a)(5)

  • “The importation permit and health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection must be attached to the waybill for the animal and must accompany the animal or be in the possession of the driver of the vehicle transporting the animal or the person responsible for the animal under 18 AAC 36.010 (b)(1).”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(b), second sentence

  • “(35) "poultry" means domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, doves, pigeons, and game birds, that are kept for the production of food or feathers, for sport, or for exhibition;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.990(35)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

No animal may be imported into Alaska from a quarantine area designated by another state, the federal government or a foreign country, or if diseased or known to be exposed in the last 30 days, unless the chapter otherwise authorizes it

No end date in the source

Statewide · import of animals that are diseased, recently exposed, or from a quarantine area · Birds: all animals (poultry included)

  • Quarantine area as designated by the origin state, the federal government or a foreign country
  • Known exposure to an infectious disease within the last 30 days also bars import
  • 'Unless otherwise authorized under this chapter': the rule names no specific permit route for this case

Rule: 18 AAC 36, Animal Health (Alaska Administrative Code) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site)

What the rule says (4 passages)
  • “A person may not, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter, import an animal that”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a)

  • “(3) originates from a quarantine area as designated by another state, the federal government, or a foreign country.”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a)(3)

  • “(1) is affected with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease;”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a)(1)

  • “(2) is known by that person to have been exposed to an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease in the last 30 days; or”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.005(a)(2)

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

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian

The agency's bird flu page

  • “A person set out in (a) of this section shall, on the day of discovery, report by telephone, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission to the state veterinarian the discovery of, the existence of, or the suspected existence of any of the following diseases:”

    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site) · akleg.gov · 18 AAC 36.215(c)

Recent detections in Alaska

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Alaska 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 Alaska right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering Alaska 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 Alaska?
We found no current order on poultry shows or sales in Alaska on October 15, 2026. That is what the official pages showed, not an all-clear; check with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation before an event.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Alaska?
Importation permit from the State Veterinarian (valid 30 days) plus a CVI (valid 30 days) certifying a pullorum-typhoid-negative flock or NPIP production; a VS 9-3 can stand in for the CVI. No animal may enter from a quarantine area designated by another state, the federal government or a foreign country, or after known exposure to an infectious disease in the last 30 days. Permit and CVI travel with the birds. DEC's own import pages were blocked, so any current HPAI-specific entry conditions are unknown.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Alaska?
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian. 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 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian'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. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian: bird flu page. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Office of the State Veterinarian.
  2. 18 AAC 36, Animal Health (Alaska Administrative Code). Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian (code text from the Alaska Legislature's AAC site).
  3. Matanuska-Susitna 10 row (last of 11 Alaska rows). USDA APHIS.

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
  • DEC Office of the State Veterinarian site (dec.alaska.gov) returns a DataDome bot wall to every plain request: its avian-influenza page, current orders, import guidance and report phone could not be read.
  • 18 AAC 36 is read from the Legislature's AAC print view, which shows no history or effective dates; no check of Alaska Administrative Journal or Online Public Notices for 2025-2026 amendments to 18 AAC 36 could be made (JavaScript grid). Currency of 36.165 unconfirmed.
  • 18 AAC 36.920 adopts the NPIP rules 'revised as of January 1, 2016' and the 2014 Program Standards; whether DEC requires anything newer (for example AI testing) is not stated in the rule.
  • No Alaska fair or show rule for poultry was found in 18 AAC 36; local fair rules and any DEC guidance are unread.
  • The rule does not state whether a VS 9-3 replaces the importation permit as well as the CVI; recorded as permit still required.
  • New World screwworm: whether Alaska has a 2026 NWS entry order covering poultry is unknown; DEC's site is blocked. 18 AAC 36.215 lists screwworm as reportable only.
  • APHIS detections: USDA's own Tableau export (publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov), filtered to Alaska by the fetcher.

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