Flock Status · Nebraska

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Nebraska

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 10 official sources28 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

402-471-2351

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 Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (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.

  • No NDA bird-flu order, control area, or show or sale restriction for poultry was found. NDA's latest poultry HPAI release (January 5, 2026) reports the Butler County commercial case and backyard cases in Keith, Howard, Washington and Scotts Bluff counties, with no restriction named. APHIS shows the Butler 03 control area released January 23, 2026; Nebraska's four later 2026 rows (to Valley 01, March 11, 2026) are WOAH non-poultry with no control area.

    • “In late December NDA in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), confirmed a case of HPAI in a commercial flock in Butler County.”

      Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · para 1

    • Dec 31, 2025Butler CountyCommercial Table Egg Layer144,600 birdscontrol area released Jan 23, 2026

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · Butler 03 row

    • Mar 11, 2026Valley CountyBackyard (Non-Poultry)20 birdsno control area listed

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · last Nebraska row

  • NDA's HPAI import orders (the 'Current Order' on its avian influenza page) concern breeding female dairy cattle, not poultry.

    • “The importation order will require all breeding female dairy cattle entering the state of Nebraska to obtain a permit issued by NDA prior to entry.”

      Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · Avian Influenza in Livestock

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

Standing: NDA tests poultry over four months old at exhibitions for pullorum-typhoid surveillance, unless the birds are individually identified and tested negative within 90 days, or come straight from an NPIP flock with proof of a test

No end date in the source

Statewide · poultry exhibitions in Nebraska · Birds: poultry over four months of age

  • Exempt: individual ID plus a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of the exhibition
  • Exempt: direct from an NPIP participating flock with proof of individual or flock test
  • Nebraska-origin poultry and hatching eggs need no test to be sold within the state
  • Exotic animal auction or exchange venues: all animals coming into Nebraska need a CVI and imported poultry must meet entry rules first
  • Not a bird-flu rule; no current HPAI show or sale restriction was found

Guidance: National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP): Importing Poultry into Nebraska; Exhibition and Sale of Poultry · Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection

What the guidance says (3 passages)
  • “NDA’s Animal and Plant Health Protection (APHP) focus area will conduct testing of poultry over four months of age at exhibitions.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Exhibition and Sale of Poultry

  • “Poultry which have individual identification and have tested negative for pullorum/typhoid within 90 days of the exhibition; or”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Exhibition and Sale of Poultry

  • “Nebraska-origin hatching eggs and poultry do not need to be tested to be sold within the state.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue

How to reportReporting sick birds

HPAI is a Category I (foreign animal) disease and H5/H7 low-path AI a program disease in Nebraska, both for immediate reporting

NDA asks owners to call 402-471-2351 or USDA 866-536-7593 immediately

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: poultry (HPAI; H5/H7 LPAI)

  • Category I diseases (foreign animal and program diseases) are reported immediately (NDA reporting page; 23 NAC 21-008)
  • NDA's January 2026 release also asks owners to report unusual deaths

Guidance: Livestock Disease Reporting · NDA

What the guidance says (3 passages)
  • “Category I – Foreign Animal Diseases (Immediate Reporting)”

    NDA · nda.nebraska.gov · Nebraska Reportable Disease

  • “Heartwater; Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Hendra virus; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza;”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · 23 NAC 21-008.01 (foreign animal diseases)

  • “Poultry experiencing signs of HPAI or unusual death should be reported to NDA at 402-471-2351 or the USDA at 866-536-7593.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · last paragraph

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Nebraska

Permit for NPIP shipments (pre-assigned annual permit) and for non-NPIP birds over eight weeks unless they travel on an approved eCVI: NPIP flocks ship on a VS 9-3 with a pre-assigned annual out-of-state poultry permit; non-NPIP birds over eight weeks need a CVI, an entry permit (unless on an approved eCVI) and a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days. Non-compliant animals may be quarantined or sent back. No HPAI-specific poultry condition is published. NDA's New World screwworm importation order (dated June 9, 2026, until canceled) adopts USDA's April 2026 NWS Movement Guidance for animals from an NWS infested zone and does not name birds; confirm with NDA (402-471-2351).

What the entry rules say
  • “Originate from NPIP participating flocks, hatcheries, or dealers.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska, NPIP participant

  • “Animals under quarantine for disease concerns are not permitted to move into Nebraska.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · heading

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry and hatching eggs entering Nebraska need a permit: NPIP participants a VS 9-3 plus a pre-assigned annual out-of-state poultry permit

Non-NPIP birds over eight weeks a CVI, an entry permit (unless on an approved eCVI) and a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days

No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Nebraska · Birds: poultry and hatching eggs (NDA: domesticated fowl including chickens, turkeys, ratites, waterfowl and gamebirds, except doves and pigeons, bred mainly for eggs or meat)

  • NPIP participant: VS Form 9-3; pre-assigned Out-of-State Annual Poultry Permit (2026-2027 application, through the origin state's poultry agency); from NPIP flocks, hatcheries or dealers
  • Non-NPIP, birds over eight weeks: CVI; permit for entry unless an approved eCVI is used; pullorum-typhoid negative within 90 days
  • Animals that do not comply may be quarantined at the owner's expense or returned to the state of origin (23 NAC 21-004.01)
  • Poultry flocks in or entering the state must comply with the poultry disease program standards as of January 1, 2020 (23 NAC 21-003)
  • No HPAI-specific poultry entry condition is stated on NDA's pages; NDA's HPAI import orders cover dairy cattle only
  • NDA's import summary: animals under quarantine for disease concerns are not permitted to move into Nebraska

Guidance: National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP): Importing Poultry into Nebraska; Exhibition and Sale of Poultry · Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection

What the guidance says (10 passages)
  • “Be accompanied by a VS Form 9-3; and”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska, NPIP participant

  • “Obtain a pre-assigned, Out-of-State Annual Poultry Permit; and”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska, NPIP participant

  • “Non NPIP participant for birds over eight weeks of age:”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska

  • “Obtain a permit for entry - unless using an approved eCVI; and”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska, non-NPIP

  • “Be tested negative for pullorum and typhoid within 90 days of importation.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Importing Poultry into Nebraska, non-NPIP

  • “Nebraska requirements for importation of hatching eggs and/or poultry of all ages are:”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · memo, para 2

  • “Poultry shall mean domesticated fowl, including: chickens, turkeys, ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, waterfowl and gamebirds, except doves and pigeons, which are bred for the primary purpose of producing eggs or meat.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection · nda.nebraska.gov · Definition of Poultry

  • “Animals entering the state which are not in compliance are subject to enforcement actions and may be quarantined at the expense of the owner until released by the Department or immediately returned to the state of origin.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · 23 NAC 21-004.01 (scanned; OCR text as saved)

  • “flocks in or entering the state must comply with the Poultry Disease Program Standards.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · 23 NAC 21-005 (scanned; OCR text as saved)

  • “Animals under quarantine for disease concerns are not permitted to move into Nebraska.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · heading

Other disease entry orders

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

May applyBringing birds in

New World screwworm State Importation Order (not bird flu), dated June 9, 2026, until canceled: animals from a screwworm infested zone that are subject to USDA's April 2026 NWS Movement Guidance may enter Nebraska only in compliance with it

Companion animals from an infested zone need a premovement inspection on an iCVI

In effect from June 9, 2026 · Until further notice

Statewide · entry into Nebraska from New World screwworm infested zones (not a bird-flu measure) · Birds: animals from NWS infested zones subject to USDA's NWS Movement Guidance; companion animals

  • Covers animals subject to USDA's NWS Movement Guidance; birds are not named (confirm with NDA, 402-471-2351)
  • Adopts USDA's April 2026 NWS National Continuity of Business Standardized Animal Movement Guidance; animals from an infested zone subject to it may enter only in compliance with its provisions
  • Companion animals from an infested zone: premovement inspection documented on an iCVI within the guidance's timeframe for farm-raised animals
  • Effective until canceled by the Department
  • The order is a scanned document with no text layer: we read it from its page images, and a second person checked that reading against the images

Order: New World Screwworm (NWS) Nebraska State Importation Order · Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian, June 9, 2026

What the order says (5 passages)
  • “All animals originating from a NWS Infested Zone and subject to movement requirements under the NWS Movement Guidance are prohibited from being brought into Nebraska except in compliance with its provisions.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian · nda.nebraska.gov · para 2 (page image ne-nda-nws-import-order-p1.png)

  • “Companion animals originating from a NWS Infested Zone are also prohibited from entering the state without a premovement inspection documented on an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (iCVI) within the same timeframe required by the NWS Movement Guidance for farm-raised animals and captured/captive wild or feral animals.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian · nda.nebraska.gov · para 2 (page image)

  • “This Order is effective until canceled by the Department.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian · nda.nebraska.gov · para 4 (page image)

  • “Dated at Lincoln, Nebraska, this 9th day of June, 2026.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian · nda.nebraska.gov · date line (page image)

  • “New World Screwworm Importation Orders”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · Livestock Import Requirements page

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

Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (State Veterinarian)

402-471-2351 (NDA); USDA 866-536-7593

Report online

  • “If you have poultry that are exhibiting signs and symptoms of HPAI you should call the Nebraska Department of Agriculture at 402-471-2351 or the United States Department of Agriculture at 866-536-7593 immediately.”

    Nebraska Department of Agriculture · nda.nebraska.gov · How to Report a Sick Bird

Recent detections in Nebraska

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Nebraska 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 Nebraska right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering Nebraska 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 Nebraska?
We found no bird-flu ban on shows or sales in force on October 15, 2026. Standing rules apply: Standing.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Nebraska?
Permit for NPIP shipments (pre-assigned annual permit) and for non-NPIP birds over eight weeks unless they travel on an approved eCVI: NPIP flocks ship on a VS 9-3 with a pre-assigned annual out-of-state poultry permit; non-NPIP birds over eight weeks need a CVI, an entry permit (unless on an approved eCVI) and a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days. Non-compliant animals may be quarantined or sent back. No HPAI-specific poultry condition is published. NDA's New World screwworm importation order (dated June 9, 2026, until canceled) adopts USDA's April 2026 NWS Movement Guidance for animals from an NWS infested zone and does not name birds; confirm with NDA (402-471-2351).
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Nebraska?
Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (State Veterinarian) at 402-471-2351 (NDA); USDA 866-536-7593. 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 Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (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. Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (State Veterinarian): bird flu page. Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection (State Veterinarian).
  2. National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP): Importing Poultry into Nebraska; Exhibition and Sale of Poultry. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection.
  3. Livestock Disease Reporting. NDA.
  4. New World Screwworm (NWS) Nebraska State Importation Order. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian. June 9, 2026.
  5. ImportPoultryPermit2027. Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
  6. AnimalRegulations. Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
  7. heading. Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
  8. last paragraph. Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
  9. Livestock Import Requirements page. Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
  10. Butler 03 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
  • 23 NAC 21 is a scanned, OCR'd PDF with character errors; only one clean line is quoted from it, and the entry rules come from NDA's web pages.
  • NDA's New World screwworm import order is image-only; whether it adds conditions for poultry from Texas or New Mexico is unread.
  • The 2026 State Fair requirements print no event dates, so they are not modelled as a measure; they add no HPAI rule for poultry and say requirements may be added if an emerging disease is detected.
  • NDA's press list shows no poultry HPAI release after January 5, 2026; APHIS lists three later 2026 non-poultry detections (Douglas 01, Red Willow 01, Valley 01).
  • NDA's poultry definition excludes doves and pigeons and birds not bred for eggs or meat; whether the import permit applies to pet or exhibition-only chickens is not stated beyond the permit form's 'Exhibition birds' box.
  • NDA's pages state no requirements for non-NPIP poultry under eight weeks or non-NPIP hatching eggs; NDA 402-471-2351.
  • APHIS detections: USDA's own Tableau export (publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov), filtered to Nebraska by the fetcher.
  • Nebraska's NWS order adopts USDA's April 2026 NWS Movement Guidance, which was not readable (APHIS returned 403); whether that guidance covers poultry or birds is unconfirmed.

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