Flock Status · Nevada

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Nevada

Being re-checked · October 15, 2026

Nevada: a bird-flu show and fair rule is being re-checked. The agency's own pages disagree or couldn't be read, so call USDA at (866) 536-7593 before moving, showing or selling birds. What we have confirmed is below.

Read from 8 official sources20 passages quotedChecked on October 14, 2026

At a glance

Today

Being re-checked

Bird-flu orders in force

None found

APHIS detections, 30 days

None listed

Report sick birds

(866) 536-7593

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 Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (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.

  • APHIS lists no Nevada flock detection in 2026; its latest Nevada row is Clark 01 (December 5, 2025, WOAH non-poultry, control-area release shown as NA). NDA's 2025-2026 avian influenza news concerns dairy herds (January 2025); no poultry control area or quarantine notice was found.

    • Dec 5, 2025Clark CountyBackyard (Non-Poultry)50 birdsno control area listed

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

Being re-checked

Being re-checked

These rest on a notice that may be out of date, or that we couldn't read with our tools. We don't show them as current rules until they're confirmed; if they matter to you, ask the agency directly.

  • A rule or order

    NDA's avian influenza page lists a statewide ban on Nevada poultry (birds and eggs) and dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs and shows, effective January 14, 2025, until further notice; NDA's own June 2026 State Fair scheduled poultry and dairy cattle shows, and no lifting notice was found.

    Why: NDA's avian page and its dairy-cattle page (read October 14, 2026) still state the January 14, 2025 ban until further notice, but NDA hosted the June 11, 2026/13 State Fair; NDA's own NJLS 2026 schedule lists a Poultry Show, Poultry Showmanship and Dairy Cattle Showmanship and Breeding; no lifting notice found

    Waiting on: owner confirmation from NDA Animal Industry (diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov) that the ban is in force or lifted, or an NDA lifting notice

    The text in question
    • “Effective Jan. 14, 2025, given the factors and challenges associated with bringing an end to this nationwide outbreak of HPAI, the NDA is implementing a ban on all Nevada Poultry (birds and eggs) and Dairy Cattle Exhibitions at fairs and shows until further notice.”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · State Veterinarian ban on shows and events

    • “11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Poultry Show (Main Arena, Ring 5)”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · statefair.nv.gov · NJLS schedule (June 2026)

    • “8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - 4-H breeding/show rabbits and poultry shows”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · statefair.nv.gov · 4-H schedule, Thursday, June 11

    • “11:00 Poultry Show- market quality- Arena 5”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Friday, June 12

    • “11:00 Dairy Cattle Showmanship- Arena 3”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Thursday, June 11

    • “Effective Jan. 14, 2025, given the factors and challenges associated with bringing an end to this nationwide outbreak of HPAI, the NDA is implementing a ban on all Nevada Poultry (birds and eggs) and Dairy Cattle Exhibitions at fairs and shows until further notice.”

      Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Guidance for Dairy Cattle Producers

In force today

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

How to reportReporting sick birds

NDA asks owners to quarantine sick birds immediately and report them to USDA at (866) 536-7593 or by email to the NDA State Veterinarian (diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov)

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: birds

  • Three or more wild bird deaths: Nevada Department of Wildlife (775) 688-1500
  • NDA's page gives no state phone line for bird reports

Guidance: Avian influenza · NDA

What the guidance says (1 passage)
  • “Quarantine sick birds immediately and report to the USDA at (866) 536-7593 or the NDA State Veterinarian at diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov .”

    NDA · agri.nv.gov · Biosecurity recommendations

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Nevada

Health certificate for every bird (CVI or NPIP VS 9-3; CVI valid 30 days); captive-reared poultry, game birds and hatching eggs from flocks meeting NPIP/NTIP PT, MG and MS requirements (NAC 571.070). NDA's import page also lists PT, MG/MS and avian influenza tests within 30 days before entry (the AI test is not in the rule); day-old chicks and eggs from NPIP flocks. Birds under another state's quarantine need the Administrator's prior approval (NAC 571.110). Exotic or wild birds need Department of Wildlife permission. No poultry entry permit is listed. No New World screwworm entry order was found; NDA's screwworm page points to the standard entry requirements.

What the entry rules say
  • “CVI or VS Form 9-3.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Poultry and Game Birds

  • “Current entry requirements can be found at agri.nv.gov/Animals/Animal_Disease/Import_Requirements .”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · New World Screwworm, para 2

  • “Poultry and game birds that have been reared in captivity and hatching eggs must be produced from flocks which meet the requirements concerning pullorum typhoid mycoplasma gallispeticum and mycoplasma synoviae set forth in the “National Poultry Improvement Plan” or the “National Turkey Improvement Plan” which are hereby adopted by reference.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(2)

  • “The health certificate must verify that the poultry, game birds or hatching eggs meet the requirements of the applicable plan.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(2)

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Every bird entering Nevada needs a health certificate

Captive-reared poultry, game birds and hatching eggs must come from flocks meeting NPIP (or NTIP) pullorum-typhoid, MG and MS requirements, verified on the certificate (NAC 571.070). NDA's import page also lists negative PT, MG/MS and avian influenza tests within 30 days before entry; the AI test is not in the rule.

No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Nevada · Birds: chickens, turkeys and other poultry or domesticated birds; game birds; hatching eggs

  • Every chicken, turkey, other poultry or bird needs a health certificate (NAC 571.070(1)); NDA's page accepts a CVI or VS Form 9-3
  • Poultry and game birds (other than one-day-old chicks and eggs): negative tests for pullorum-typhoid, MG and MS, and avian influenza within 30 days before entry (NDA import page)
  • Day-old chicks and eggs: from an NPIP flock, on a VS 9-3 or a CVI with the NPIP flock number; the flock meets NPIP PT, MG and MS testing
  • Captive-reared poultry, game birds and hatching eggs: from flocks meeting NPIP (or National Turkey Improvement Plan) PT, MG and MS requirements, verified on the certificate (NAC 571.070(2))
  • CVIs are valid 30 days (NDA import page)
  • Exotic or wild birds: permission from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NAC 571.070(3))
  • NDA's page lists no entry permit under poultry; species not listed: call 775-353-3709
  • The AI test appears on NDA's page but not in NAC 571.070 (see the notes at the end of this page)
  • An animal under quarantine by any state or the federal government may enter only if the mover complies with the quarantine and has the Administrator's prior approval (NAC 571.110(1))

Guidance: Nevada Animal Import Requirements · Nevada Department of Agriculture

What the guidance says (7 passages)
  • “Negative tests for Salmonella pullorum-typhoid, Mycoplasma gallisepticum & synoviae, and Avian Influenza within 30 days prior to entry.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Poultry and Game Birds

  • “Must originate from flock participating in the NPIP. VS Form 9-3 or CVI (NPIP flock number must be written on CVI).”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · One-day old chicks and eggs

  • “A person shall not ship, transport or otherwise move chickens, turkeys, or other poultry or domesticated birds into Nevada unless each chicken, turkey, other poultry or bird is accompanied by a health certificate.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(1)

  • “Permission for entry of an exotic or wild bird into this State must be obtained from the Department of Wildlife”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(3)

  • “A person shall not ship, transport or otherwise move into Nevada an animal that is under quarantine by any state or the Federal Government unless he or she:”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.110(1)

  • “Poultry and game birds that have been reared in captivity and hatching eggs must be produced from flocks which meet the requirements concerning pullorum typhoid mycoplasma gallispeticum and mycoplasma synoviae set forth in the “National Poultry Improvement Plan” or the “National Turkey Improvement Plan” which are hereby adopted by reference.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(2)

  • “The health certificate must verify that the poultry, game birds or hatching eggs meet the requirements of the applicable plan.”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · leg.state.nv.us · NAC 571.070(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

Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (State Veterinarian)

USDA (866) 536-7593; NDA by email diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov

The agency's bird flu page

  • “Any birds found to be sick should be immediately quarantined and reported to the USDA at (866) 536-7593 or the NDA by emailing NDA State Veterinarian at diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov .”

    Nevada Department of Agriculture · agri.nv.gov · Avian influenza page, after the 2022 case paragraph

Recent detections in Nevada

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Nevada 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 Nevada right now?
Nevada: a bird-flu show and fair rule is being re-checked. The agency's own pages disagree or couldn't be read, so call USDA at (866) 536-7593 before moving, showing or selling birds. What we have confirmed is below.
Can I take my chickens to a poultry show or swap in Nevada?
Nevada's show and sale rules are being re-checked: NDA's avian influenza page lists a statewide ban on Nevada poultry. Until that's settled, call USDA at (866) 536-7593 before an event.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Nevada?
Health certificate for every bird (CVI or NPIP VS 9-3; CVI valid 30 days); captive-reared poultry, game birds and hatching eggs from flocks meeting NPIP/NTIP PT, MG and MS requirements (NAC 571.070). NDA's import page also lists PT, MG/MS and avian influenza tests within 30 days before entry (the AI test is not in the rule); day-old chicks and eggs from NPIP flocks. Birds under another state's quarantine need the Administrator's prior approval (NAC 571.110). Exotic or wild birds need Department of Wildlife permission. No poultry entry permit is listed. No New World screwworm entry order was found; NDA's screwworm page points to the standard entry requirements.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Nevada?
Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (State Veterinarian) at USDA (866) 536-7593; NDA by email diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov. 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 Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (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. Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (State Veterinarian): bird flu page. Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Animal Industry (State Veterinarian).
  2. Nevada Animal Import Requirements. Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  3. NJLS schedule (June 2026). Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  4. Friday, June 12. Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  5. Guidance for Dairy Cattle Producers. Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  6. NAC 571.070(1). Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  7. New World Screwworm. Nevada Department of Agriculture.
  8. last Nevada 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
  • NDA's import page requires an avian influenza test within 30 days for poultry and game birds; NAC 571.070 (last amended 1992) does not mention avian influenza. The page is NDA's current statement; the legal basis was not found.
  • NDA's 'Requirements for All Livestock Events in Nevada' PDF returns 404; any event health rules there are unread.
  • No NDA phone number for bird reports is given on the avian page (email and USDA line only).
  • New World screwworm: no NDA entry order or poultry condition found; NDA's screwworm page refers to the standard import requirements page, which names no screwworm requirement (read October 14, 2026).
  • Show ban: the hold stands until NDA answers. The statefair.nv.gov schedule prints no year; NDA's own NJLS 2026 schedule (agri.nv.gov) dates the poultry and dairy shows June 11-12, 2026.
  • NAC 571 is read from the Legislature's copy ('Revised Date: 11-17'); no Nevada Register scan for later NAC 571 adoptions was done.
  • APHIS detections: USDA's own Tableau export (publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov), filtered to Nevada by the fetcher.
  • Show ban: the ban's own order text was not found; only NDA's page statements (avian page and dairy-cattle page) were read. No rescission or lifting notice appears on NDA's avian page or in its 2025 and 2026 news lists.

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