Flock Status · Missouri

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Missouri

May apply: check with the state · October 15, 2026

MDA suspended poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in counties with an HPAI control area or surveillance zone. One more order is in the same position. We couldn't confirm whether this applies where you are, so call the Missouri Department of Agriculture at 573-751-3377 before moving, showing or selling birds.

Read from 6 official sources21 passages quotedChecked on October 14, 2026

At a glance

Today

May apply

Bird-flu orders in force

None confirmed

APHIS detections, 30 days

None listed

Report sick birds

573-751-3377

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 Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / 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.

  • Cross-check from APHIS data, not MDA: Missouri's only APHIS rows since mid-2025 are two detections on January 5, 2026: Texas 01 (WOAH Poultry, 8,300 birds; control area released January 16, 2026) and Butler 01 (WOAH Non-Poultry; control-area column 'NA'). MDA's own page shows neither.

    • Jan 5, 2026Texas CountyBackyard (Poultry)8,300 birdscontrol area released Jan 16, 2026

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · APHIS export, Missouri rows

    • Jan 5, 2026Butler CountyBackyard (Non-Poultry)10 birdsno control area listed

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · APHIS export, Missouri rows

May apply where you are

These orders stand, but whether they bind anywhere today depends on local detections we couldn't confirm. Ask the agency before you move, show or sell birds.

May applySales, swaps and auctions

MDA suspended poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in counties with an HPAI control area or surveillance zone (January 29, 2025)

No end date or lifting notice found. Whether it still applies, and whether any county is affected today, is unknown: MDA's page was last updated September 11, 2025

In effect from January 29, 2025 · No end date in the source

Some counties (counties not listed) · poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in counties containing an HPAI control area or surveillance zone, as determined by MDA · Birds: poultry and waterfowl

May apply: confirm with Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian (573-751-3377). The order stands, but we couldn't confirm where it binds today.

  • Applies only to counties containing a control area or surveillance zone, as MDA determines; the release said it would extend to new counties as cases were confirmed
  • In January 2025 MDA said poultry could still be sold and exhibited in unaffected counties at that time, with strict biosecurity
  • No end date and no lifting notice found
  • MDA's case table (last updated September 11, 2025) ends with case 60, Cass County, 3/21/25; the page has no control-area list

Press release: Poultry and Waterfowl Auctions, Shows and Swap Meets Suspended due to Avian Influenza · Missouri Department of Agriculture, January 29, 2025

What the press release says (3 passages)
  • “the Missouri Department of Agriculture has suspended all poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in Missouri counties containing control areas or surveillance zones as determined by the Department.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · para 1

  • “Poultry can still be sold and exhibited in unaffected counties at this time, with strict biosecurity measures in place.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · para 5

  • “Last Updated: September 11, 2025”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · page header

May applyMoving birds

MDA's avian influenza page asks for a permit request to move poultry during the response; which movements it covers is not stated

No end date in the source

Statewide · moving poultry 'due to the Avian Influenza response' (scope not stated) · Birds: poultry

May apply: confirm with Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian (573-751-3377). The order stands, but we couldn't confirm where it binds today.

  • Online permit request form linked from the MDA page
  • Page last updated September 11, 2025; the notice may be left over from the 2025 response

Guidance: MDA Avian Influenza · Missouri Department of Agriculture, September 11, 2025

What the guidance says (1 passage)
  • “Due to the Avian Influenza response, please submit a permit request form in order to move poultry.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · under the HPAI introduction

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

Show poultry need a pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days or NPIP flock status; out-of-state show birds also need an entry permit

In effect from December 30, 2023 · No end date in the source

Statewide · exhibitions · Birds: poultry (Missouri-origin waterfowl exempt from PT testing)

  • Free of clinical signs
  • In-state: no CVI; PT test within 90 days or tested flock within 12 months, on a VS 9-2 or similar certificate
  • Out-of-state: CVI, VS 9-2 or similar certificate; PT test within 90 days or NPIP flock tested within 12 months; entry permit
  • Sponsors must notify the state veterinarian at least 30 days before a poultry exhibition and keep a list of all poultry present for at least 12 months (2.040(9)(C))

Rule: 2 CSR 30-2.040(9) Exhibition Requirements for Poultry · Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations)

What the rule says (3 passages)
  • “An entry permit is required.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.040(9)(B)4.

  • “All poultry exhibited shall be tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within ninety (90) days prior to exhibition or originate from a flock approved by the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) or an equivalent program in which the flock has been tested within the past twelve (12) months with no change of ownership.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.040(9)(B)3.

  • “An official representing the person or organization sponsoring any poultry exhibition shall notify the state”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.040(9)(C)1. (opening words; the sentence continues 'veterinarian no later than thirty (30) days prior to the exhibition', with an end-of-line hyphen in the raw text)

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Missouri

MDA entry permit before every shipment (annual for NPIP participants); CVI or VS 9-3 with owner/shipper statement; PT-negative within 90 days or NPIP flock tested within 12 months; hatching eggs on CVI (pullorum-free) or VS 9-3. New World screwworm (since June 26, 2026): any domestic animal from a state with an infested zone needs a CVI within 14 days stating NWS freedom (5 days from an adjacent surveillance zone); from inside an infested zone, an MDA entry permit; poultry not named or exempted.

What the entry rules say
  • “All poultry and hatching eggs imported into Missouri require an entry permit prior to shipment.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.010(7)(B)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Every poultry or hatching-egg shipment into Missouri needs an MDA entry permit, a CVI or VS 9-3, and pullorum-typhoid status

In effect from December 30, 2023 · No end date in the source

Statewide · importation into Missouri · Birds: live poultry and hatching eggs

  • CVI or VS 9-3 (with a signed owner/shipper health statement if 9-3); direct-to-slaughter exempt
  • Entry permit before shipment: annual permits for NPIP participants; others need a permit for each shipment
  • PT-negative within 90 days, or NPIP flock tested within 12 months with no change of ownership; commercial table-egg pullets/layers from a PT-clean hatchery exempt
  • Hatching eggs: CVI certifying pullorum-free flocks, or VS 9-3
  • 2 CSR 30-2.010 last amended effective December 30, 2023 (history note)

Rule: 2 CSR 30-2.010(7) Poultry and Waterfowl · Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State)

What the rule says (3 passages)
  • “All poultry and hatching eggs imported into Missouri require an entry permit prior to shipment.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.010(7)(B)

  • “Producers not approved by NPIP or an equivalent program must request a permit with each shipment.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.010(7)(B)

  • “Amended: Filed May 5, 2023, effective Dec. 30, 2023.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State) · sos.mo.gov · 2 CSR 30-2.010 history note (lines 843-844; same sentence also ends the 2.020 and 2.040 notes)

Other disease entry orders

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

May applyBringing birds in

Screwworm entry requirements: animals from a state with an infested zone need a CVI within 14 days with an NWS-free statement (5 days from a surveillance zone next to an infested zone)

Animals from inside an infested zone need an MDA entry permit; paper CVIs need an entry permit

In effect from June 26, 2026 · No end date in the source

Statewide · animals entering Missouri from states with New World screwworm infested zones · Birds: any domestic animal (poultry neither named nor exempted)

  • From a state with an infested zone, but not from the zone or an adjacent surveillance zone: CVI completed within 14 days of entry with the NWS-free statement; non-electronic CVIs need an MDA entry permit
  • From within an adjacent surveillance zone: CVI completed within 5 days of entry with the statement, including animals going to a livestock market or slaughter
  • From within an infested zone: meet the origin state's movement rules, get an entry permit from the State Veterinarian's office and a CVI with the NWS-free statement; documentation authorizing movement out of the zone is needed before permitting
  • Rules apply to 'any domestic animal'; MDA's page does not name or exempt poultry or hatching eggs
  • 1- and 3-tier rules effective June 26, 2026; the surveillance-zone tier added July 10, 2026 (MDA news list; that release not read); no end stated
  • Covers warm-blooded animals ('any domestic animal'); birds are not named (confirm with MDA, 573-751-3377)

Guidance: Missouri New World Screwworm page: movement requirements · Missouri Department of Agriculture

What the guidance says (7 passages)
  • “Any domestic animal originating from a state with a New World Screwworm-infested zone, but not within an infested zone or an adjacent surveillance zone, can enter Missouri with a Certificate of Veterinary inspection (CVI) completed within 14 days of entry”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · movement requirements, bullet 1

  • “Non-electronic CVIs require an entry permit from MDA.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · movement requirements, bullet 1

  • “Any domestic animal originating from within a New World Screwworm-infested zone must meet the movement requirements for the state of origin and obtain an entry permit from the Missouri State Veterinarian’s office”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · movement requirements, bullet 3

  • “Effective immediately, these changes shorten how far in advance Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) must be completed and alter entry permit requirements.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · release para 1

  • “Any domestic animal originating from within a New World Screwworm-adjacent surveillance zone can enter Missouri with a CVI completed within 5 days of entry”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · movement requirements, bullet 2

  • “Restrictions as of 7/10/26:”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · movement requirements heading

  • “7/10/26 Missouri Updates Movement Requirements for Animals from New World Screwworm-Adjacent Surveillance Zones”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · NWS news list

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

Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian

573-751-3377

The agency's bird flu page

  • “Contact your veterinarian and the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health division at (573) 751-3377 if you see sickness in your flock.”

    Missouri Department of Agriculture · agriculture.mo.gov · What can bird owners do to protect their flocks?

Recent detections in Missouri

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Missouri 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 Missouri right now?
MDA suspended poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in counties with an HPAI control area or surveillance zone. One more order is in the same position. We couldn't confirm whether this applies where you are, so call the Missouri Department of Agriculture at 573-751-3377 before moving, showing or selling birds.
Can I take my chickens to a poultry show or swap in Missouri?
Possibly: MDA suspended poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in counties with an HPAI control area or surveillance zone. Whether it applies where you are couldn't be confirmed, so call the Missouri Department of Agriculture at 573-751-3377 before an event.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Missouri?
MDA entry permit before every shipment (annual for NPIP participants); CVI or VS 9-3 with owner/shipper statement; PT-negative within 90 days or NPIP flock tested within 12 months; hatching eggs on CVI (pullorum-free) or VS 9-3. New World screwworm (since June 26, 2026): any domestic animal from a state with an infested zone needs a CVI within 14 days stating NWS freedom (5 days from an adjacent surveillance zone); from inside an infested zone, an MDA entry permit; poultry not named or exempted.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Missouri?
Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian at 573-751-3377. 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 Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health 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
  1. Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian: bird flu page. Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Animal Health Division / State Veterinarian.
  2. Poultry and Waterfowl Auctions, Shows and Swap Meets Suspended due to Avian Influenza. Missouri Department of Agriculture. January 29, 2025.
  3. 2 CSR 30-2.010(7) Poultry and Waterfowl. Missouri Department of Agriculture (Code of State Regulations, Secretary of State).
  4. Missouri New World Screwworm page: movement requirements. Missouri Department of Agriculture.
  5. release. Missouri Department of Agriculture.
  6. APHIS export, Missouri 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
  • MDA's avian influenza page was last updated September 11, 2025; any 2026 Missouri detection or control area would not show there. Current detections: APHIS (lane A).
  • The January 2025 county suspension needs MDA confirmation (573-751-3377) and APHIS 2026 detections (lane A) before any page says whether it applies anywhere today.
  • The permit-request notice does not say which movements need a permit; recorded verbatim, scope unknown.
  • SOS 'current' CSR index checked (same 11/30/23 chapter; no 2024-2026 amendment found); the Missouri Register itself was not scanned issue by issue.
  • mo-2025-county-suspension-1 has scope.area 'counties' with an empty list because no county is known; builders must render scope.events and the verdict, never 'no counties'.

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