Flock Status · Mississippi

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Mississippi

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 8 official sources25 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

1-888-646-8731

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 Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce) 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.

  • MBAH's avian influenza site gives its latest update as the February 4, 2026 Amite County commercial broiler case (premises quarantined, birds depopulated); APHIS lists that control area released February 26, 2026 and no later Mississippi detection

    • “Latest Update 02/04/2026 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been diagnosed in a Mississippi Poultry Flock (Amite County).”

      Mississippi Board of Animal Health · hpai.ms.gov · Status of Avian Influenza in Mississippi

    • Feb 4, 2026Amite CountyCommercial Broiler Production82,500 birdscontrol area released Feb 26, 2026

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · row Amite 01 (last Mississippi row)

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 and turkeys going to public exhibition in Mississippi must come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks or have a negative P-T test within 90 days, with a certificate of purchase

Birds that fall ill at a show must be removed

No end date in the source

Statewide · public exhibitions · Birds: chickens and turkeys

  • U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flock, or negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of going to public exhibition
  • Entries must be accompanied by a certificate of purchase
  • Any bird that develops symptoms of disease on exhibit must be removed from the show room immediately
  • Out-of-state birds must also meet the Chapter 12 entry rules, including the AI test and the bar on birds from states with open AI quarantines
  • No avian influenza test is named for in-state show birds

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 13 – Poultry, Rule 104.01 Poultry Exhibits · Mississippi Board of Animal Health

What the rule says (2 passages)
  • “All chickens and turkeys going to public exhibition must come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks, or have had a negative Pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of going to public exhibition.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 104.01

  • “Any bird that develops symptoms of disease while on exhibit in any show must be immediately removed from the show room.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 104.01

Standing ruleRegistration

Anyone selling incubator-hatched chicks or poults, or custom hatching, must register with MBAH each year for a permit and official poster

No end date in the source

Statewide · selling incubator-hatched chicks or poults, custom hatching, chick dealing · Birds: incubator-hatched chicks and poults

  • Covers hatcherymen, chick dealers and anyone selling incubator-hatched chicks or poults or doing custom hatching
  • Permit year: July 1 to June 30 for hatcherymen; calendar year for chick dealers and others
  • Permit and poster displayed where chicks or poults are sold or held
  • Chicks or poults sold or custom hatched in Mississippi must come from flocks shown free of pullorum and typhoid (Rule 101)

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 13 – Poultry, Rule 100 · Mississippi Board of Animal Health

What the rule says (1 passage)
  • “To control pullorum and typhoid disease, all hatcherymen, chick dealers, or any person, persons, firm or corporation selling incubator hatched chicks or poults, or doing custom hatching, must register with and obtain a permit and official poster from the Mississippi Board of animal Health each year.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 100

Standing ruleGeneral

The State Veterinarian may issue quarantines and stand-still orders restricting entry into Mississippi or movement within it of animals, poultry, vehicles, litter, feed, equipment and other items

No current avian influenza order was found

In effect from February 15, 2021 · No end date in the source

Statewide · quarantines and stand-still orders · Birds: animals and poultry, dead or alive, and related products and equipment

  • Orders may apply to locations, premises, animals, poultry and physical objects
  • No current quarantine or stand-still order for avian influenza appears on MBAH's regulations, news or AI pages (read October 14, 2026)

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 21 – Quarantine and Stand-still Orders, Rule 100 · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, February 15, 2021

What the rule says (2 passages)
  • “Such quarantines and stand-still orders may restrict the entry into Mississippi or the intrastate movement of any animals or poultry, dead or alive, as well as any vehicles, animal litter, animal feed, cooked or uncooked food, bedding, equipment, structures, clothing and any other products that may contain infectious materials.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 100

  • “Adopted: 2-15-21”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 100

How to reportReporting sick birds

MBAH asks hobby poultry owners to report bird illness or deaths through its online reporting form

Dead birds should be double-bagged and refrigerated for possible testing

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: backyard poultry and wild birds

  • Online form: agnet.mdac.ms.gov/MBAHReportablePublic/birddeathlanding
  • MBAH hotline 1-888-646-8731
  • Reports are routed to a state or federal veterinarian for assessment

Press release: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock (Amite County) · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, February 4, 2026

What the press release says (2 passages)
  • “Hobby poultry owners are encouraged to practice good biosecurity and be aware of the signs of avian influenza and report illness and/or death in birds in the MBAH Online Reporting Form”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · hpai.ms.gov · REPORTING

  • “Dead birds should be double‐bagged and refrigerated for possible testing.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · hpai.ms.gov · REPORTING

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Mississippi

No birds, poultry or hatching eggs may enter Mississippi from a state where avian influenza has been diagnosed until that state's quarantines are released (exposed poultry only by prior permit). All poultry and waterfowl, even to slaughter, need a negative PCR or AGID test of 20 birds per flock within 7 days unless NPIP AI Clean or an equivalent state plan; birds from an affected area need a prior permit, and MBAH says permits are required to move birds in. Chicks, poults, hatching eggs and breeding stock must come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, MG and MS clean flocks, with a certificate. Poultry vehicles need a cleaning and disinfection certificate. Poultry entering Mississippi need a valid CVI unless moving directly to slaughter, a licensed stockyard, an approved tagging site or a vet clinic; no rule says a VS 9-3 replaces it, so confirm with MBAH. Since June 8, 2026, an NWS notice adds an entry permit (infested zones) or a 7-day CVI (surveillance zones, high-risk counties) for 'certain warm-blooded animals' from Texas or other affected states; birds are not named.

What the entry rules say
  • “No animal, including poultry, exotic or pet birds, or any species affected with, or recently exposed to any infectious, contagious or communicable disease, or that originated from a quarantined herd or area, shall be shipped or in any manner transported or moved into the State of Mississippi,”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 101

Standing ruleBringing birds in

No birds, poultry or hatching eggs may enter Mississippi from a state where avian influenza has been diagnosed until all state and federal quarantines in that state are released

Exposed poultry need a prior State Veterinarian permit

In effect from November 17, 2025 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Mississippi from any state where avian influenza has been diagnosed, until that state's quarantines are released · Birds: all birds, including poultry and hatching eggs; poultry products and used poultry equipment

  • Applies to all birds, including poultry and hatching eggs, from any state in which avian influenza has been diagnosed, until all state and/or federal quarantines there are released (Rule 112.03)
  • Rule 112.04 extends the bar to live or unprocessed poultry or other birds, hatching eggs, unprocessed eggs, rendered poultry byproducts, egg flats, coops, cages, crates and used poultry equipment from states with AI, ILT, exotic Newcastle disease, MG, MS or Salmonella pullorum, until quarantines are released
  • Poultry exposed to those diseases need a prior permit from the State Veterinarian, based on a science-based risk assessment
  • All live poultry vehicles entering Mississippi need a cleaning and disinfection certificate from the place of origin, signed by a state, federal or accredited veterinarian or a designee
  • Egg shipping materials must be new or cleaned and disinfected plastic flats; contaminated lots are destroyed at the shipper's expense
  • Which states are barred today depends on open state and federal quarantines; MBAH publishes no list (see the notes at the end of this page)
  • Source is MBAH's own posting of its regulations (Chapter 12, 'Amended November 17, 2025'); effective date taken from that amendment line

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 12 – Entry Requirements, Rules 112.03 and 112.04 (Poultry and Hatching Eggs) · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, November 17, 2025

What the rule says (4 passages)
  • “All birds, including poultry and hatching eggs, originating from any state in which Avian Influenza (A.I.) has been diagnosed are prohibited entry into Mississippi , until all quarantines, either State and/or Federal, are released in said State.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.03

  • “Poultry that have been exposed to said diseases may not enter the state without a prior permit from the state veterinarian. Said permit shall be based on a science based risk assessment.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.04

  • “All live poultry transporting vehicles entering Mississippi must have a certificate showing it has been cleaned and disinfected at the place or origin, as specified in CFR, Volume 8, 1983, Section 71.10.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.04

  • “Amended November 17, 2025.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · end of Poultry and Hatching Eggs (112.01-112.04)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

All poultry and waterfowl entering Mississippi need a negative PCR or AGID avian influenza test of 20 birds per flock within 7 days of shipment unless the flock is NPIP AI Clean or in an equivalent state monitoring plan

Birds from an affected area also need a prior permit; MBAH's AI site says permits are required to move any birds into Mississippi

In effect from November 17, 2025 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Mississippi · Birds: all poultry and waterfowl (including direct to slaughter); pet birds susceptible to AI

  • A valid CVI is required on all animals except livestock and poultry moving directly to slaughter, a licensed stockyard, an approved tagging site or a veterinary clinic (Chapter 12 Rule 100, amended August 19, 2022); no rule says a VS 9-3 replaces it, so confirm with MBAH
  • Negative PCR or AGID of 20 birds per flock within 7 days of shipment, including birds going direct to slaughter
  • Waived for flocks in the NPIP AI Clean program or a recognized equivalent State Monitoring Plan
  • Pet birds susceptible to AI may not enter from an affected area without a negative test
  • No poultry, waterfowl or susceptible pet birds may enter from an affected area without a prior permit
  • MBAH's AI site: permits are required for moving birds into Mississippi (online 'Permit to Move Birds')
  • Conflict: MBAH Chapter 13 Rule 110.01 (adopted January 6, 2006) still says a negative AGID of 20 birds within 15 days; Chapter 12 (amended November 17, 2025) says PCR or AGID within 7 days. Both recorded; the 2025 text is the later amendment

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 12 – Entry Requirements, Rule 112.02 Avian Influenza · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, November 17, 2025

What the rule says (5 passages)
  • “All poultry and waterfowl- (including direct to slaughter) requires a negative PCR or AGID of 20 birds per flock within 7 days of shipment. If the flock is a participant in the NPIP AI Clean, or part of a recognized State Monitoring Plan that is equivalent, then this requirement is waived.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.02

  • “No poultry, waterfowl or susceptible pet birds may enter Mississippi from an affected area without a prior permit.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.02

  • “All poultry and waterfowl- (including direct to slaughter) requires a negative AGID of 20 birds per flock within 15 days of shipment.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Chapter 13 Rule 110.01 (Adopted January 6, 2006)

  • “Permits are required for moving birds into the state of Mississippi.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · hpai.ms.gov · Permit to Move Birds

  • “Valid Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) are required on all animals except livestock and poultry moving directly to slaughter, moving directly to a licensed stockyard, approved tagging site or veterinary clinic for treatment.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 100 (Amended: August 19, 2022)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Chicks, poults, hatching eggs and breeding stock entering Mississippi must come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, MG and MS clean flocks, with a certificate on every shipment

In effect from November 17, 2025 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Mississippi · Birds: chicks, poults, hatching eggs and breeding stock

  • From flocks meeting the NPIP / National Turkey Improvement Plan U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae requirements (Rule 112.01)
  • A certificate showing the flocks meet the requirements must accompany every shipment, however shipped; one copy on the shipment and two to MBAH, or for NPIP participants an NPIP Form 15 or producer statement (Chapter 13 Rule 101)
  • Each package needs an MBAH-approved label (breed, variety, hatch date and hour, P-T classification, source) (Chapter 13 Rule 101)
  • Mississippi buyers of out-of-state hatching eggs, chicks or poults report an annual 'intention to purchase' (Chapter 13 Rule 102)

Rule: MBAH Regulations Chapter 12 Rule 112.01; Chapter 13 Rules 101-102 · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, November 17, 2025

What the rule says (2 passages)
  • “Any and all chicks, poults, hatching eggs, and breeding stock shipped or transported into Mississippi must be produced from flocks which meet the U. S. Pullorum-typhoid Clean Mycoplasma gallisepticum, and Mycoplasma synoviae requirements as outlined in the rules of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Rule 112.01

  • “must accompany any shipment into Mississippi, regardless of the manner in which such chicks, poults, hatching eggs, or breeding stock is shipped, transported, carried, sent or otherwise brought into Mississippi.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · Chapter 13 Rule 101

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 notice (not bird flu): warm-blooded animals from an infested zone need an entry permit 48 hours ahead

From a surveillance zone or high-risk county, a CVI stating they were inspected free of screwworm, valid 7 days

In effect from June 8, 2026 · No end date in the source

Statewide · entry from Texas or other New World screwworm-affected states (not a bird-flu measure) · Birds: certain warm-blooded animals (as the notice says; birds not named)

  • Covers warm-blooded animals; birds are not named (confirm with MBAH, 601-359-1170)
  • From an infested zone: follow the national NWS movement guidance and request an entry permit number at least 48 hours before movement
  • From a surveillance zone or high-risk county in an affected or adjacent state: CVI with the inspection statement, valid no more than 7 days
  • The emergency rule PDF (NWS_EmergencyRule_6_8_26-1.pdf) was read: same text, names no poultry and no poultry exemption

Notice: Interstate Movement Requirements for New World Screwworm Detection (notice on Chapter 12 page) · Mississippi Board of Animal Health, June 8, 2026

What the notice says (2 passages)
  • “the Mississippi Board of Animal Health will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements for certain warm-blooded animals entering Mississippi from Texas or other affected states.”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · NWS notice, EFFECTIVE: June 8, 2026

  • “All warm-blooded animals imported to Mississippi from an infested zone must comply with the NWS”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · mbah.ms.gov · emergency rule, para 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

Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce)

1-888-646-8731 (MBAH hotline); MBAH office (601) 359-1170

Report online

  • “Use the system below to report high backyard poultry deaths or unusual wild bird deaths .”

    Mississippi Board of Animal Health · hpai.ms.gov · REPORT DEAD BIRDS

Recent detections in Mississippi

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Mississippi 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 Mississippi right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering Mississippi 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 Mississippi?
We found no bird-flu ban on shows or sales in force on October 15, 2026. Standing rules apply: Chickens and turkeys going to public exhibition in Mississippi must come from U.S.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Mississippi?
No birds, poultry or hatching eggs may enter Mississippi from a state where avian influenza has been diagnosed until that state's quarantines are released (exposed poultry only by prior permit). All poultry and waterfowl, even to slaughter, need a negative PCR or AGID test of 20 birds per flock within 7 days unless NPIP AI Clean or an equivalent state plan; birds from an affected area need a prior permit, and MBAH says permits are required to move birds in. Chicks, poults, hatching eggs and breeding stock must come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, MG and MS clean flocks, with a certificate. Poultry vehicles need a cleaning and disinfection certificate. Poultry entering Mississippi need a valid CVI unless moving directly to slaughter, a licensed stockyard, an approved tagging site or a vet clinic; no rule says a VS 9-3 replaces it, so confirm with MBAH. Since June 8, 2026, an NWS notice adds an entry permit (infested zones) or a 7-day CVI (surveillance zones, high-risk counties) for 'certain warm-blooded animals' from Texas or other affected states; birds are not named.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Mississippi?
Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce) at 1-888-646-8731 (MBAH hotline); MBAH office (601) 359-1170. 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 Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce)'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. Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce): bird flu page. Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH), State Veterinarian (with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce).
  2. MBAH Regulations Chapter 12 – Entry Requirements, Rules 112.03 and 112.04 (Poultry and Hatching Eggs). Mississippi Board of Animal Health. November 17, 2025.
  3. MBAH Regulations Chapter 13 – Poultry, Rule 104.01 Poultry Exhibits. Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
  4. MBAH Regulations Chapter 21 – Quarantine and Stand-still Orders, Rule 100. Mississippi Board of Animal Health. February 15, 2021.
  5. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock (Amite County). Mississippi Board of Animal Health. February 4, 2026.
  6. Contact us. Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
  7. emergency rule. Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
  8. row Amite 01 (last Mississippi row). 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
  • Regulation text is MBAH's own posting on mbah.ms.gov, not the Secretary of State's Administrative Code (not searched). The Chapter 12 page itself was modified October 8, 2026 (MBAH page list); the poultry rules carry 'Amended November 17, 2025'.
  • Rule 112.03 bars birds from any state where AI has been diagnosed until its quarantines are released. MBAH publishes no list of barred states; ask MBAH (601-359-1170) before rendering any state list.
  • Chapter 13 Rule 110.01 (2006: AGID within 15 days) conflicts with Chapter 12 Rule 112.02 (2025: PCR or AGID within 7 days); MBAH has not reconciled them on its pages.
  • The online 'Permit to Move Birds' system (agnet.mdac.ms.gov/MBAHPermits) was not opened; the permit's own conditions are unknown.
  • The NWS notice covers 'certain warm-blooded animals'; whether birds are included is not stated. The emergency rule PDF was read and names no birds and no exemption. Not a bird-flu measure.
  • Chapter 13 Rule 104.01's 'certificate of purchase' for exhibition entries is recorded as written; what document MBAH accepts is not explained.

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