Can I take my chickens to a poultry show or swap in Arizona?

We found no current order on poultry shows or sales in Arizona on October 15, 2026. That is what the official pages showed, not an all-clear; check with the Arizona Department of Agriculture before an event.

Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Arizona?

Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / 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 Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / 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.

Draft, not yet verified. This page is built from research that is still being checked against its sources. Don't rely on it yet.

Flock Status · Arizona

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Arizona

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 2 official sources16 passages quotedChecked on October 14, 2026

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 Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / State Veterinarian before you move, show or sell birds.

In force today

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

Standing ruleGeneral

Arizona law lets the agriculture director issue disease orders and direct the state veterinarian to set quarantines and control poultry movement (a statutory power, not an order).

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: animals and poultry

Statutory power only; this row is not an order and should never alert
Breaking a lawful order, rule or quarantine under this section is a class 2 misdemeanor

Rule: A.R.S. § 3-1205 Control of animal diseases; violation; classification · Arizona Legislature

What the rule says (4 passages)

“When advised of the occurrence of a disease of animals or poultry which constitutes a threat to the livestock or poultry industries, the director may issue lawful orders and adopt rules he deems necessary.”
Arizona Legislature · azleg.gov · § 3-1205(A)
“Control the movement of animals or poultry, animal or poultry products and agricultural products which may be directly related to dissemination of diseases affecting the livestock or poultry industries.”
Arizona Legislature · azleg.gov · § 3-1205(C)(4)
“Any person who violates any lawful order or rule issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection A, or breaks any quarantine established by the state veterinarian for the prevention and control of disease among livestock or poultry, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.”
Arizona Legislature · azleg.gov · § 3-1205(D)
“The director may direct the state veterinarian and agency employees to:”
Arizona Legislature · azleg.gov · § 3-1205(C)

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Arizona

Arizona Administrative Code, Title 3, Chapter 2 (Supp. 25-4): poultry entering Arizona must appear healthy, must not come from a poultry quarantine area, must meet all APHIS interstate requirements, and must travel with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or an NPIP VS 9-3 (R3-2-617, R3-2-602(A)). Any animal exposed to a communicable disease or coming from a state or federal quarantine area needs an entry permit from the State Veterinarian first, and must meet the quarantining authority's or APHIS's movement conditions (R3-2-602(C)). Birds entering in violation may be put under a hold order (R3-2-605). 'Poultry' covers any bird except psittacines, including hatching eggs. Whether poultry also need an Arizona entry permit number on the CVI is unconfirmed: R3-2-602(B) requires one for 'livestock', a term this chapter does not define for its entry rules (confirm with AZDA).

What the entry rules say

“Poultry entering the state shall appear healthy, not originate from a poultry quarantine area, comply with all interstate requirements of APHIS, and be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or Form 9-3 from the National Poultry Improvement Program.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-617 Importation of Poultry
“All animals transported or moved into the state of Arizona, shall be accompanied by a valid, official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection from the state of origin, or a VS 9-3 form for National Poultry Improvement Plan flocks.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-602(A)
“An animal affected with or recently exposed to any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, or which originates in a state or federal quarantine area, shall not be transported or moved into the state of Arizona unless a permit for the entry is first obtained from the Arizona State Veterinarian’s Office.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-602(C)
““Poultry” means any bird except psittacine, whether live or dead, including but not limited to chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites, squabs, and any exotic birds not regulated as restricted wildlife by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-101 Definitions
“Animals entering the state in violation of any Section under this Article, may be placed under a hold order at the risk and expense of the owner until released by an authorized representative of the State Veterinarian.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-605(A)
“Livestock may not enter the state of Arizona unless accompanied by an Arizona entry permit number documented on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-602(B)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry entering Arizona must appear healthy, not come from a poultry quarantine area, meet APHIS interstate requirements, and carry a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or an NPIP VS 9-3

Birds from a state or federal quarantine area need a State Veterinarian entry permit first

In effect from June 8, 2020 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Arizona · Birds: poultry (any bird except psittacines, including hatching eggs)

CVI from the state of origin, or VS 9-3 for NPIP flocks (R3-2-602(A), R3-2-617)
No poultry from a poultry quarantine area (R3-2-617); any animal from a state or federal quarantine area, or exposed to a communicable disease, needs a State Veterinarian entry permit and must meet the quarantining authority's or APHIS's conditions (R3-2-602(C))
Prior permission from the State Veterinarian to ship any animal from a lot or herd showing clinical signs of disease (R3-2-602(D))
Animals entering in violation may be held, returned, or consigned to slaughter (R3-2-605)
The R3-2-602(B) entry-permit-number rule is written for 'livestock'; the chapter does not show that it reaches poultry (confirm with AZDA)
Last amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 781, effective June 8, 2020 (R3-2-617 historical note; R3-2-602, R3-2-605 and R3-2-101 show the same amendment)

Rule: Arizona Administrative Code R3-2-617 Importation of Poultry and R3-2-602 Importation Requirements (3 A.A.C. 2, Supp. 25-4) · Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State), December 2025

What the rule says (6 passages)

“Poultry entering the state shall appear healthy, not originate from a poultry quarantine area, comply with all interstate requirements of APHIS, and be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or Form 9-3 from the National Poultry Improvement Program.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-617 Importation of Poultry
“All animals transported or moved into the state of Arizona, shall be accompanied by a valid, official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection from the state of origin, or a VS 9-3 form for National Poultry Improvement Plan flocks.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-602(A)
“An animal affected with or recently exposed to any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, or which originates in a state or federal quarantine area, shall not be transported or moved into the state of Arizona unless a permit for the entry is first obtained from the Arizona State Veterinarian’s Office.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-602(C)
““Poultry” means any bird except psittacine, whether live or dead, including but not limited to chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites, squabs, and any exotic birds not regulated as restricted wildlife by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-101 Definitions
“Supp. 25-4”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · supplement information
“December 19, 2016 (Supp. 16-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 781, effective June 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-2).”
Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State) · apps.azsos.gov · R3-2-617 Historical Note, end: top of the right column on printed page 25 (PDF page 27); pdftotext places it at the top of that page, before R3-2-615 (raw lines 3638-3640)

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

Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / State Veterinarian

The agency's bird flu page

Recent detections in Arizona

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Arizona 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 Arizona right now?: We found no bird-flu order covering Arizona 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 Arizona?: We found no current order on poultry shows or sales in Arizona on October 15, 2026. That is what the official pages showed, not an all-clear; check with the Arizona Department of Agriculture before an event.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Arizona?: Arizona Administrative Code, Title 3, Chapter 2 (Supp. 25-4): poultry entering Arizona must appear healthy, must not come from a poultry quarantine area, must meet all APHIS interstate requirements, and must travel with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or an NPIP VS 9-3 (R3-2-617, R3-2-602(A)). Any animal exposed to a communicable disease or coming from a state or federal quarantine area needs an entry permit from the State Veterinarian first, and must meet the quarantining authority's or APHIS's movement conditions (R3-2-602(C)). Birds entering in violation may be put under a hold order (R3-2-605). 'Poultry' covers any bird except psittacines, including hatching eggs. Whether poultry also need an Arizona entry permit number on the CVI is unconfirmed: R3-2-602(B) requires one for 'livestock', a term this chapter does not define for its entry rules (confirm with AZDA).
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Arizona?: Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / 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 Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / 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

Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / State Veterinarian: bird flu page. Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Animal Services Division / State Veterinarian.
A.R.S. § 3-1205 Control of animal diseases; violation; classification. Arizona Legislature.
Arizona Administrative Code R3-2-617 Importation of Poultry and R3-2-602 Importation Requirements (3 A.A.C. 2, Supp. 25-4). Arizona Department of Agriculture (Arizona Administrative Code, Secretary of State). December 2025.

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

UNKNOWN, not 'allowed': whether Arizona has any current HPAI show, sale, movement or entry order. AZDA's site is behind a Cloudflare challenge for both scripted and browser reads; the Secretary of State's code PDF returned 403. Needs a person to read the pages in.
Report phone for sick birds not captured from an official page (AZDA site blocked).
APHIS lists 12 Arizona flock detections since 2022, the latest confirmed June 10, 2025; none in 2026 to October 9, 2026 (az-aphis-hpai-exporttocsv-az-rows.txt). Whether any Arizona order from 2025 is still in force is unknown (AZDA site blocked).
The authority name 'Animal Services Division / State Veterinarian' is unverified: no AZDA page could be read.
Vendor host (flag): the APHIS rows come from USDA's own Tableau Server export (publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov); the file's October 9, 2026 end date is in us-aphis-hpai-exporttocsv.txt (us lane); az-aphis-hpai-exporttocsv-az-rows.txt was regenerated on October 14, 2026 with the original CSV lines (the first version split bird counts at thousands separators).
New World screwworm (brief item 9): not checked; Arizona's entry rules and AZDA notices are unreadable. UNKNOWN.
Arizona's entry rules now come from the owner-approved download of 3 A.A.C. 2 (Supp. 25-4, released for December 31, 2025). Rules adopted after that supplement (for example any 2026 emergency rule on New World screwworm or HPAI) would not appear in it; AZDA's own pages remain blocked.
R3-2-617's historical note runs across two columns of printed page 25: the left column ends 'Emergency expired' and the right column continues 'December 19, 2016 (Supp. 16-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 781, effective June 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-2).' pdftotext places that continuation at the top of the page, before R3-2-615 (raw lines 3638-3640). The rule was last amended effective June 8, 2020 and is printed as current in Supp. 25-4.
The R3-2-602(B) entry-permit-number requirement names 'livestock'; the chapter's own definitions (R3-2-101) define 'animal' to include poultry but do not define 'livestock' for Article 6 (A.R.S. § 3-1201 was not read), so whether poultry need an Arizona entry permit number is unconfirmed.