Flock Status · Utah

Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in Utah

Standing rules only · October 15, 2026

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

Read from 7 official sources21 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

(801) 982-2235

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 Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (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.

  • UDAF's 2026 poultry table lists one Utah case, a Box Elder backyard flock (3/20/2026), Released. APHIS also lists two Cache County commercial egg flocks (July 6 and 13, 2026), both with control areas released August 6, 2026. No active Utah Control Area or poultry order was found.

    • “3/20/2026 Box Elder Backyard 14 Released”

      UDAF · ag.utah.gov · 2026 Poultry HPAI Utah Detections table

    • Jul 13, 2026Cache CountyCommercial Table Egg Pullets275,100 birdscontrol area released Aug 6, 2026

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · Cache 06 row

    • Jul 6, 2026Cache CountyCommercial Table Egg Layer1,216,000 birdscontrol area released Aug 6, 2026

      USDA APHIS · publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov · Cache 05 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 ruleControl zones and quarantine

Standing response: inside an HPAI Control Area (10 km around an infected commercial facility), no live birds, eggs or poultry products may move on or off a property without a State Veterinarian permit

Restrictions lift once UDAF is satisfied the risk is gone

No end date in the source

Inside a control zone · Control Areas (10 km) around a commercial HPAI-positive facility · Birds: live birds, eggs and other poultry products

  • Applies when a commercial facility within 10 km has tested positive
  • Permit requests by email to statevet@utah.gov with name, address, species, live birds or eggs and number, movement date and destination
  • Testing or a response-team visit may also be required
  • Lifting typically follows depopulation, cleaning and disinfection, and negative surveillance in the area
  • No Control Area is active today (see Current situation)

Guidance: Control Area and Permitting for Bird and Poultry Product Movement (handout for backyard bird owners) · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

What the guidance says (3 passages)
  • “no live birds, eggs, or other poultry products can be moved on or”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 2

  • “without a permit from the Utah State Veterinarian's”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 2

  • “because a commercial facility within 10 km of your property has”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 1

How to reportReporting sick birds

UDAF asks owners whose birds show HPAI signs to contact the State Veterinarian's office immediately

No end date in the source

Statewide · Birds: poultry

  • State Veterinarian (801) 982-2235; email shown on the handout as statevet@utah.gov
  • UDAF's June 2026 dairy release also asks producers to report illness in poultry immediately

Guidance: Poultry Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) · UDAF

What the guidance says (2 passages)
  • “If your birds are experiencing any of these symptoms,”

    UDAF · ag.utah.gov · General Information

  • “Producers should report any signs of illness in poultry or dairy cattle immediately to the State Veterinarian’s Office”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 5

Bringing birds or hatching eggs into Utah

CVI or NPIP 9-3 for all poultry; non-NPIP (PT and AI) birds need negative pullorum-typhoid and avian influenza tests within 30 days. Hatching eggs from NPIP PT- and AI-certified hatcheries. Gamebirds need the buyer's licence or COR number. Import permit numbers apply to birds from disease control areas or exposed to reportable disease. No New World screwworm entry order covering poultry was found.

What the entry rules say
  • “CVI or National Poultry Improvement Plan VS Form 9-3”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Poultry

  • “dog and cat owners are now required to obtain a health certificate (also called a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection) from a veterinarian in order to bring their animals to Utah from Texas. CVI requirements for other animals are unchanged.”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 2 (June 5, 2026)

  • “Currently there are no movement restrictions or further instruction for Utah Producers.”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · para 1

Standing ruleBringing birds in

Poultry entering Utah need a CVI or NPIP 9-3 and, unless NPIP-certified for pullorum-typhoid and avian influenza, negative PT and AI tests within 30 days

Hatching eggs must come from NPIP PT- and AI-certified hatcheries

No end date in the source

Statewide · entry into Utah · Birds: poultry, gamebirds, hatching eggs, other birds

  • All animals entering Utah need a CVI, except those consigned straight to inspected slaughter or an approved auction
  • Poultry: CVI or VS 9-3; if not NPIP PT- and AI-certified, negative PT blood test and AI test within 30 days
  • Gamebirds: same, plus the purchaser's licence or COR number on the CVI or 9-3; birds for release within 30 days also tested for MG, MS and AI (Division of Wildlife Resources)
  • Hatching eggs: CVI or 9-3, from an NPIP hatchery certified for PT and AI
  • Other birds: CVI; raptors and birds for zoos need an AI test within 30 days (raptor exception with quarantine and a test within 10 days of import)
  • Import permit numbers only for animals under disease oversight, exposed to a reportable disease, or coming from control areas for disease (among other listed cases)
  • New World screwworm: UDAF's import page ties NWS-zone origin to a CVI requirement only under dogs, cats and ferrets; no NWS entry order covering poultry was found (see the notes at the end of this page)
  • Purchasers without a gamebird licence are prohibited from importing gamebirds
  • Prohibited gamebird imports: wild turkeys and their hybrids, grouse, partridges other than chukar, red-legged and gray/Hungarian, and quail other than coturnix, bobwhite, California and Gambel's
  • Raptor exception steps: the importer completes UDAF's form before import, keeps the raptor in quarantine until AI results and a vet exam, tests within 10 days using a UVDL kit, and has the vet send UDAF a health statement

Guidance: Animal Import Requirements · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

What the guidance says (7 passages)
  • “If not NPIP certified for PT and AI, then a negative Pullorum-Typhoid blood test and Avian Influenza test within the last 30 days.”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Poultry

  • “Must originate from a NPIP certified hatchery for both Pullorum-Typhoid and Avian Influenza by their official state agency”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Hatching eggs

  • “Animals coming from control areas for disease;”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Import Permit Numbers are only required for the following

  • “Negative avian influenza test within 30 days before entry for raptors or birds destined for a zoological facility.”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Other birds

  • “Purchasers without a license for gamebirds are prohibited from importing gamebirds.”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · Gamebirds

  • “Wild turkeys and their hybrids (Rio Grande, Eastern, Osceola/Florida, Merriam, Gould, and Oscellated)”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · prohibited gamebirds

  • “The raptor will remain in quarantine until AI test results are completed and the bird has been examined by a veterinarian”

    Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · ag.utah.gov · raptor exception

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

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (State Veterinarian)

(801) 982-2235 (State Veterinarian); email statevet@utah.gov

The agency's bird flu page

  • “contact the state veterinarian’s office immediately at”

    UDAF · ag.utah.gov · General Information

Recent detections in Utah

USDA APHIS lists no confirmed bird-flu detections in Utah 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 Utah right now?
We found no bird-flu order covering Utah 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 Utah?
We found no current order on poultry shows or sales in Utah on October 15, 2026. That is what the official pages showed, not an all-clear; call the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food at (801) 982-2235 before an event.
What do I need to bring chickens or hatching eggs into Utah?
CVI or NPIP 9-3 for all poultry; non-NPIP (PT and AI) birds need negative pullorum-typhoid and avian influenza tests within 30 days. Hatching eggs from NPIP PT- and AI-certified hatcheries. Gamebirds need the buyer's licence or COR number. Import permit numbers apply to birds from disease control areas or exposed to reportable disease. No New World screwworm entry order covering poultry was found.
Who do I call about sick or dead birds in Utah?
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (State Veterinarian) at (801) 982-2235 (State Veterinarian); email statevet@utah.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 Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (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. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (State Veterinarian): bird flu page. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Animal Health Program (State Veterinarian).
  2. Control Area and Permitting for Bird and Poultry Product Movement (handout for backyard bird owners). Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
  3. Animal Import Requirements. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
  4. dairy-hpai-detected-in-cache-county-udaf-enacts-mandatory-surveillance. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
  5. udaf-prepares-as-new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
  6. new-world-screwworm. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
  7. Cache 06 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
  • UDAF's 2026 poultry table omits the July 2026 Cache County commercial egg flocks that APHIS lists; the table appears to cover backyard cases only, so it is not a full currency source.
  • Utah Administrative Code (R58) poultry import rules were not read; entry rules come from UDAF's import page.
  • The control-area handout is undated and shows how UDAF runs control areas generally; the rule or order that creates a specific control area was not found.
  • New World screwworm: UDAF's import page lists 'Animals imported from a state with an active New World Screwworm Infested Zone' among CVI triggers under dogs, cats and ferrets only; no NWS order naming poultry was found, and UDAF's June 5, 2026 release says CVI requirements for animals other than dogs and cats are unchanged.
  • The State Veterinarian's email on the HPAI page is hidden by Cloudflare email protection in the saved text; the handout gives statevet@utah.gov.
  • The handout PDF's text layer drops 'ti', 'fl' and 'ffi' ligatures; quotes were chosen from unaffected words.
  • UDAF's Dairy Cattle and HPAI page (seen in search results only, not saved) lists 4 dairies under quarantine as of Aug 21, 2026 (Cache 3, Weber 1); dairy only, not a poultry order.
  • UDAF counts 14 birds in the Box Elder flock; APHIS counts 10.
  • Utah Admin. Code R58-1 not read; the entry verdict is attributed to UDAF's import page until it is.
  • APHIS detections: USDA's own Tableau export (publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov), filtered to Utah by the fetcher.

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