Poultry at Louisiana fairs, shows, trade days and swap meets need NPIP pullorum/typhoid-clean papers (Louisiana birds: VS 9-2 or CVI
Out-of-state birds: VS 9-2, 9-3 or CVI), or, for breeding-age birds from non-NPIP flocks, a negative P/T test (within 60 days for Louisiana birds, 30 days for out-of-state birds), plus leg or wing band or group ID
In effect from July 2017 · No end date in the source
Statewide · Louisiana fairs, livestock and poultry shows, trade days and swap meets · Birds: poultry
- Louisiana-origin poultry: VS 9-2 or CVI showing an NPIP flock free of pullorum and typhoid; non-NPIP birds of breeding age need a negative P/T test within 60 days before admittance
- Out-of-state poultry: VS 9-2, 9-3 or CVI showing an NPIP flock; non-NPIP birds of breeding age need a negative P/T test within 30 days before admittance
- Non-NPIP birds: leg or wing band, or a group/lot ID number recorded on a CVI
- Sanctioned American Poultry Association and American Bantam Association shows may use an accredited veterinarian at coop-in instead of a CVI; birds still need proof of negative P/T status
- At those shows, birds showing illness are quarantined or barred if suspected contagious; no bird without proof of negative P/T status may show
- Event sponsors should call the State Veterinarian's office ((225) 925-3980) to check for travel restrictions into Louisiana
- LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA shows (LDAF/LSU guidance): CVI by a Category II accredited veterinarian, valid 60 days, with bird ID; each bird P/T negative within 60 days or from an NPIP PT-clean flock certified within the past year
Rule: LAC 7:XXI.533 Admittance of Poultry to Fairs, Livestock and Poultry Shows, Trade Days and Swap Meets · LDAF Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health (Louisiana Administrative Code), July 2017
What the rule says (5 passages)
“If the flock of origin is not a participant under the NPIP, the birds of breeding age must be accompanied by a Form VS 9-2 or CVI indicating the birds were tested negative for pullorum/typhoid (P/T) within 60 days prior to admittance to in-state fairs, livestock and poultry shows, trade days, or swap meets.”
LDAF Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health (Louisiana Administrative Code) · doa.la.gov · LAC 7:XXI.533.A
“If the flock of origin is not a participant under the NPIP, the birds of breeding age must be accompanied by a Form VS 9-2, 9-3, or CVI indicating the birds were tested negative for pullorum/typhoid (P/T) within 30 days prior to admittance to Louisiana fairs, livestock and poultry shows, trade days, or swap meets.”
LDAF Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health (Louisiana Administrative Code) · doa.la.gov · LAC 7:XXI.533.B
“These birds must have leg or wing band identification or a group/lot identification number recorded on a CVI.”
LDAF Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health (Louisiana Administrative Code) · doa.la.gov · LAC 7:XXI.533.A and B
“The event sponsor should call the state veterinarian office at (225) 925-3980 to ensure there are no travel restrictions for entry into Louisiana.”
LDAF Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health (Louisiana Administrative Code) · doa.la.gov · LAC 7:XXI.533.C
“Each bird must have a negative test for Salmonella PT dated within 60 days prior to the show, or the flock of origin must be certified PT free under the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) within the past year.”
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry · assets.ctfassets.net · POULTRY, Salmonella Test 1
