Flock Status · New York

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in New York

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 10 official sources33 passages quotedChecked on October 14, 2026

At a glance

Today

Standing rules only

Bird-flu orders in force

None confirmed

APHIS detections, 30 days

None listed

Report sick birds

518-457-3502

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 New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry before you move, show or sell birds.

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

2026 NY fair entry rules for poultry: pullorum-typhoid test or PT-clean proof

Out-of-state birds also need H5/H7 AI-clean status or a 10-day, 30-bird flock test; show birds kept apart at home for two weeks after the fair

No end date in the source

Statewide · New York State Fair and county fairs, 2026 (Part 351) · Birds: poultry (NY-origin rule excludes doves, pigeons and waterfowl)

  • NY-origin: pullorum-typhoid negative within 90 days plus an official leg band, or proof of US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean origin (NPIP certificate or receipt dated within 1 year)
  • Out-of-state: CVI within 30 days with leg band, PT test within 90 days and a 30-bird AI flock test within 10 days; or VS 9-3 from a PT-clean flock plus the 10-day AI test; or VS 9-3 from a PT-clean and H5/H7 AI-clean flock
  • Required: keep show birds biologically separate from the home flock for at least two weeks after returning (AI-202 §L)
  • Recommended: house swine and poultry in separate locations (AI-202 §K)
  • 2026 fairs; AI-202 gives the fair season as July 1 to Labor Day

Guidance: 2026 Animal Health Requirements For Admission to New York State and County Fairs (AI-202, Part 351) · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

What the guidance says (3 passages)
  • “Negative pullorum typhoid test conducted within 90 days prior to exhibition.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Poultry, New York State-origin, 1.a

  • “Negative Avian influenza test on flock in which 30 birds were tested for avian influenza within 10 days prior to entry.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Poultry, Out-of-state, option 2.b

  • “The owner or custodian shall keep show animals biologically separate from the herd or flock for a period of at least two weeks after returning to the premises of origin.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · General, L. Isolation upon Returning Home

Standing ruleRegistration

Anyone who buys or sells poultry needs a Domestic Animal Health Permit

No end date in the source

Statewide · buying or selling poultry · Birds: poultry

  • AGM treats any person who buys or sells poultry as an animal dealer
  • Permit issued by the Department (AGM)

Guidance: Poultry — Domestic Animal Health Permit · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

What the guidance says (1 passage)
  • “Any person who buys or sells poultry is an animal dealer and must have a Domestic Animal Health Permit.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Domestic Animal Health Permit section

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 applyTesting

Poultry going into a New York live bird market must come from a flock that tested negative for avian influenza

In effect from February 19, 2025 · No end date in the source

Statewide · movement into the New York live bird marketing system · Birds: all poultry moving into a live bird market (gallinaceous poultry, domestic ducks, other waterfowl)

May apply: confirm with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry (518-457-3502 (USDA: 866-536-7593)). The order stands, but we couldn't confirm where it binds today.

  • At least 30 birds (all birds if fewer than 30), aged 7 days or older, negative for avian influenza
  • Gallinaceous poultry and domestic ducks: rRT-PCR, samples collected within 72 hours before entry, lab report travels with the shipment
  • Other waterfowl: virus isolation, with prior written approval from a Department veterinarian
  • Testing at a NAHLN laboratory
  • Only authorized poultry dealers may deliver to live bird markets (AGM poultry page)
  • The order states no end date; no rescission found
  • AGM's poultry page (read October 14, 2026) does not restate this order; it says to call 518-457-3502 for live bird market requirements
  • Order PDF read from its page images: no end date or duration is printed

Order: Notice and Order of Testing Requirements for All Poultry Moving to Live Bird Markets · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (Commissioner Richard A. Ball), February 19, 2025

What the order says (5 passages)
  • “For purposes of moving poultry into a live bird market, all poultry shall only originate and move from a source flock, in which a minimum of 30 birds, or all birds for flocks less than 30 birds, aged seven days or older, have tested negative for avian influenza”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · release, order terms (same wording as the scanned order, page 2)

  • “Only authorized poultry dealers may deliver poultry to New York live bird markets”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements

  • “Please call (518) 457-3502 for requirements for poultry entering the New York Live Bird Marketing System.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements

  • “For purposes of moving poultry into a live bird market, all poultry shall only originate and move from a source flock, in which a minimum of 30 birds, or all birds for flocks less than 30 birds, aged seven days or older, have tested negative for avian influenza”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (Commissioner Richard A. Ball) · agriculture.ny.gov · ORDER, page 2; page image ny-agm-order-20250219-p2.png

  • “Dated: Albany, New York February 19, 2025”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (Commissioner Richard A. Ball) · agriculture.ny.gov · date line, page 2; page image ny-agm-order-20250219-p2.png

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into New York

CVI within 30 days or VS 9-3 (from a state with a screwworm infested zone: a CVI issued within 5 days instead, no VS 9-3 option named; see below); NPIP PT-clean or PT test within 90 days; NPIP H5/H7 AI-clean or a 30-bird AI flock test within 10 days. Hatching eggs and day-old poultry from PT-clean and AI-clean flocks. Live bird market deliveries by authorized dealers only, with the 2025 72-hour PCR testing order. Screwworm rule (since July 13, 2026): the 5-day CVI must state the animals are NWS-free; animals from an infested zone also need NWS treatment within 14 days; hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt.

What the entry rules say
  • “Poultry must be from an NPIP US H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean Flock or from a flock in which 30 birds were tested for avian influenza within 10 days prior to entry. If there are less than 30 birds in the flock, test all birds.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry entering New York need a CVI issued within 30 days or a VS 9-3, pullorum-typhoid status, and AI-clean status or a 30-bird flock test within 10 days. From a state with a screwworm infested zone, a CVI issued within 5 days is required instead (no VS 9-3 option is named

Hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt; see below)

No end date in the source

Statewide · importation into New York for any purpose other than slaughter · Birds: poultry; hatching eggs and day-old poultry

  • CVI issued within 30 days before entry, or USDA VS Form 9-3
  • NPIP US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean flock, or pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days before entry
  • NPIP US H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean flock, or 30 birds tested for avian influenza within 10 days before entry (all birds if fewer than 30)
  • Hatching eggs and day-old poultry: from a flock certified US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean and US H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean (or US Avian Influenza Clean)
  • New York City destinations: must also meet NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regulations (646-364-1783)
  • From a state with an NWS infested zone: see below

Guidance: Poultry — import requirements · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

What the guidance says (4 passages)
  • “A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days prior to entry or a USDA VS Form 9-3.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements, item 1

  • “Poultry must be from an NPIP US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean flock or be tested for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to entry.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements, item 2

  • “Poultry must be from an NPIP US H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean Flock or from a flock in which 30 birds were tested for avian influenza within 10 days prior to entry. If there are less than 30 birds in the flock, test all birds.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Import requirements

  • “All hatching eggs and day-old poultry imported into New York State must be from a flock that is certified US Pullorum-Typhoid Clean and US H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean (or US Avian Influenza Clean).”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Hatching eggs

Other disease entry orders

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

May applyBringing birds in

Screwworm entry rule (effective July 13, 2026): animals from a state with an NWS infested zone need a CVI issued within 5 days of entry stating they were inspected and found free of NWS

Animals from an infested zone also need NWS treatment within 14 days recorded on the CVI; none from an infested or under-investigation premises; hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt

In effect from July 13, 2026 · Until further notice

Statewide · domestic animals entering New York from states with New World screwworm infested zones · Birds: all domestic animals, poultry included (hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt)

  • From a state with a New World screwworm infested zone (emergency rule effective July 13, 2026): CVI issued within 5 days of entry stating the animals were inspected and found free of NWS (a VS 9-3 alone does not meet this); from an infested zone, also an approved NWS treatment within 14 days before entry (waived for poultry going straight to USDA slaughter within 72 hours); hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt
  • From an Infested Zone: prophylactic treatment no more than 14 days before entry, with the product, date and route of administration on the CVI
  • No entry from an infested premises or a premises under investigation until it is declared free
  • The order (dated July 13, 2026) is effective immediately and until repealed; its definition of domestic animals covers mammals and birds, poultry included
  • The July 13, 2026 order is a 'Notice of Amended Order'; AGM's pressroom lists earlier screwworm import requirements for all domestic animals (June 16, 2026)

Guidance: Additional Emergency Import Regulations: New World Screwworm (NWS) · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

What the guidance says (9 passages)
  • “Date effective: July 13, 2026”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · New World Screwworm (NWS) heading

  • “All domestic animals originating from any state with one or more New World Screwworm Infested Zone or Zones shall be inspected and have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) Issued by an accredited veterinarian issued within five (5) days of entry.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · Additional Emergency Import Regulations > New World Screwworm (effective July 13, 2026), bullet 5, sentence 1

  • “Hatching eggs and day-old chicks are exempt from these requirements.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · NWS, bullet 8

  • “Livestock and poultry originating from a state with one or more infested zones and moving directly to a USDA inspected slaughter facility are exempt from the prophylactic treatment requirement provided the animals will be slaughtered within 72 hours of entry.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · NWS, bullet 9

  • “The product shall be administered no more than 14 days prior to entry. The CVI shall include the name of the product used, the date the product was administered, and the route of administration;”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · NWS, bullet 6 (infested-zone treatment; the dogs-and-cats bullet differs by a space before the semicolon)

  • “No domestic animal originating from an infested premises or a premises under investigation for suspected New World Screwworm shall enter the State until the premises is declared free of New World Screwworm by the originating state's animal health authority;”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · NWS, bullet 3

  • “pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law sections 72(1) and 74(5), effective immediately, and until repealed:”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, page 1; page image ny-agm-nws-order-p1.png

  • “Livestock, production, and farm-raised animals, including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, equids, farmed cervid herds”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · definition of domestic animals, page 3; page image ny-agm-nws-order-p3.png

  • “AGM announced new import requirements for all domestic animals coming into NYS to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · pressroom listing, June 16, 2026

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

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry

518-457-3502 (USDA: 866-536-7593)

The agency's bird flu page

  • “To report sick birds, unexplained high number of deaths, or sudden drop in egg production, please contact the Department’s Division of Animal Industry at (518) 457-3502 or the USDA at (866) 536-7593.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · HPAI section

Recent detections in New York

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in New York flocks in the 30 days to October 14, 2026. Latest detection in the APHIS data: October 9, 2026. The national picture

History

Orders that have ended or been lifted, kept so you can see what changed.

Lifted Jun 3, 2022Shows and fairs

History: statewide ban on fowl shows and exhibitions, March 25 to June 3, 2022

In effect from March 25, 2022 · Lifted June 3, 2022

Statewide · live fowl shows and exhibitions · Birds: fowl

  • Issued 'until further notice'; lifted by the Commissioner on June 3, 2022

Press release: New York State Proactively bans all Fowl Shows and Exhibitions to Safeguard Against Avian flu · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, March 25, 2022

Ended by: State Agriculture Commissioner Lifts Ban on Poultry Shows, Exhibitions, Auctions, Sales, Meets, and Swaps in New York State (June 3, 2022)

  • “New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced the end of the bans on live poultry shows, exhibitions, auctions, sales, meets, and swaps in New York State.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 1

What the press release says (2 passages)
  • “has issued an order to ban all live fowl shows and exhibitions in New York State to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the state’s poultry population.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 1

  • “The ban will remain in effect until further notice.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 3

Lifted Jun 3, 2022Sales, swaps and auctions

History: statewide ban on fowl auctions, sales, meets and swaps, April 14 to June 3, 2022

In effect from April 14, 2022 · Lifted June 3, 2022

Statewide · fowl auctions and other events for the purchase, sale, swap, or trade of fowl · Birds: fowl

  • Issued 'until further notice'; lifted on June 3, 2022 together with the show ban

Press release: New York State Proactively bans all Fowl Auctions, Sales, Meets, and Swaps to Safeguard Against Avian Flu · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, April 14, 2022

Ended by: State Agriculture Commissioner Lifts Ban on Poultry Shows, Exhibitions, Auctions, Sales, Meets, and Swaps in New York State (June 3, 2022)

  • “New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced the end of the bans on live poultry shows, exhibitions, auctions, sales, meets, and swaps in New York State.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 1

What the press release says (2 passages)
  • “has issued an order to ban all fowl auctions and other events for the purchase, sale, swap, or trade of fowl in New York State”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 1

  • “As with the previous ban, this ban will remain in effect until further notice.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 3

Lifted Feb 19, 2025Sales, swaps and auctions

History: 82 live bird markets temporarily closed in February 2025; AGM reported them reopened on February 19, 2025

In effect from February 7, 2025 · Lifted February 19, 2025

Counties: New York City (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond), Westchester, Suffolk, Nassau · live bird markets · Birds: poultry in live bird markets

  • Markets without detections sold down, cleaned and disinfected and stayed closed five days; markets with detections were quarantined and depopulated
  • Per-market term: closed until five days after cleaning and disinfection, then inspected; February 19, 2025 is the date AGM reported all markets reopened

Press release: New York State Announces Further Proactive Measures to Prevent Avian Influenza in Live Bird Markets in New York State · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, February 19, 2025

Ended by: New York State Announces Further Proactive Measures to Prevent Avian Influenza in Live Bird Markets in New York State (February 19, 2025)

  • “All live bird markets that had previously been closed have been cleaned, sanitized, and inspected and are now reopen.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para 1

What the press release says (2 passages)
  • “On February 7, Governor Hochul announced the temporary shutdown of 82 live bird markets in New York City and Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para beginning 'On February 7', sentence 1

  • “The order required those markets that did not have any detections of avian influenza to proactively sell down all inventory, complete cleaning and disinfection procedures, and remain closed for a period of five days after cleaning and disinfection.”

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets · agriculture.ny.gov · para beginning 'On February 7', sentence 2

Common questions

Is there a bird flu order in New York right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering New York 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 New York?
We found no bird-flu ban on shows or sales in force on October 15, 2026. Standing rules apply: 2026 NY fair entry rules for poultry.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into New York?
CVI within 30 days or VS 9-3 (from a state with a screwworm infested zone: a CVI issued within 5 days instead, no VS 9-3 option named; see below); NPIP PT-clean or PT test within 90 days; NPIP H5/H7 AI-clean or a 30-bird AI flock test within 10 days. Hatching eggs and day-old poultry from PT-clean and AI-clean flocks. Live bird market deliveries by authorized dealers only, with the 2025 72-hour PCR testing order. Screwworm rule (since July 13, 2026): the 5-day CVI must state the animals are NWS-free; animals from an infested zone also need NWS treatment within 14 days; hatching eggs and day-old chicks exempt.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in New York?
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry at 518-457-3502 (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 New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry'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. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry: bird flu page. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry.
  2. New York State Proactively bans all Fowl Shows and Exhibitions to Safeguard Against Avian flu. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. March 25, 2022.
  3. State Agriculture Commissioner Lifts Ban on Poultry Shows, Exhibitions, Auctions, Sales, Meets, and Swaps in New York State. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. June 3, 2022.
  4. New York State Proactively bans all Fowl Auctions, Sales, Meets, and Swaps to Safeguard Against Avian Flu. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. April 14, 2022.
  5. Notice and Order of Testing Requirements for All Poultry Moving to Live Bird Markets. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (Commissioner Richard A. Ball). February 19, 2025.
  6. New York State Announces Further Proactive Measures to Prevent Avian Influenza in Live Bird Markets in New York State. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. February 19, 2025.
  7. 2026 Animal Health Requirements For Admission to New York State and County Fairs (AI-202, Part 351). New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
  8. Additional Emergency Import Regulations: New World Screwworm (NWS). New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
  9. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, page 1; page image ny-agm-nws-order-p1.png. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
  10. pressroom listing, June 16, 2026. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

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
  • No current New York order restricting backyard shows, swaps or sales found (October 14, 2026). Not 'allowed' by default: AGM's HPAI status line was last dated March 31, 2026.
  • The February 19, 2025 live-bird-market testing order is a scanned PDF without a text layer; its quote is taken from AGM's release, which reproduces the order wording. A reviewer can confirm against the PDF image.
  • The February 7, 2025 LBM closure order itself was not read; its history row rests on the February 19, 2025 AGM release.
  • ny-2026-fairs-1: document.date is null; 2026 edition (AI-202 (2026)); month only from the URL path /2026/06/.
  • ny-dealer-permit-1: the rule behind the permit (1 NYCRR Part 61, linked on the poultry page) was not read; exemptions, if any, are unknown.
  • ny-2025-lbm-testing-1 stays appliesToday unknown until the PDF hand check (ny.blocked.json [0]); owner check in.
  • Both AGM orders (February 19, 2025 live bird market testing; July 13, 2026 screwworm) are image-only PDFs; they were rendered locally and transcribed (ny-agm-*-transcription.txt, page images ny-agm-*-p*.png). Quotes from them are readFromImage and await an independent check.
  • AGM's 2026 pressroom (read to December 2025) has no live-bird-market order; whether the February 19, 2025 testing order still binds remains unconfirmed by AGM.

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