Bird flu rules for backyard flocks in West Virginia

Birds at West Virginia fairs, festivals and shows need a signed owner health statement and a 9-2 (P-T test within 90 days) or 9-3

Out-of-state birds also need a negative avian influenza test within 14 days; no birds from a quarantine area

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Statewide · fairs, festivals, shows and purebred consignment sales (2026) · Birds: birds (poultry)

• Birds must be apparently healthy and not from a flock known to have pullorum/typhoid
• Owner's statement signed on show day that the birds have been free of disease for 30 days and are not from a P-T infected flock
• VS 9-2 showing a P-T test within 90 days, or VS 9-3 showing a P-T clean flock; birds not tested within 14 days with an NPIP form are tested on site by an approved tester
• If any bird of an owner tests P-T positive, all that owner's birds are refused
• Out-of-state birds only: negative AI test within 14 days of import or exhibition
• Fair management keeps a record of exhibitors (name, address) and number of birds
• No bird may be exhibited from an area under quarantine
• Described as 'an official interpretation of regulations' under W. Va. Code Chapter 19, Article 9

Guidance: West Virginia Fairs, Festivals, and Purebred Consignment Sales Health Requirements 2026 · WVDA Animal Health Division, 2026

WVDA asks poultry owners to report unusual death loss, a sudden drop in egg production or sick domestic birds to its Animal Health Division

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Statewide · Birds: domestic birds

• WVDA Animal Health Division: 304-558-2214

Press release: WVDA Issues Advisory to Poultry Owners Amid Increased Avian Influenza Cases in Surrounding States · WVDA, March 4, 2026

Out-of-state poultry need a negative avian influenza test within 14 days of import, exhibition, swap or trade, plus NPIP P-T clean status, a 9-2 with a P-T test within 90 days, or a CVI with a P-T test within 30 days

No birds from an avian influenza or virulent Newcastle quarantine area

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Statewide · import, exhibition, swap or trade of out-of-state birds · Birds: birds other than ratites (poultry), including birds for slaughter

• Every out-of-state bird: apparently healthy, negative AI test within 14 days (results listed), not from a flock known to have pullorum/typhoid
• Plus one of: VS 9-3 from a P-T clean NPIP flock; or VS 9-2 with a negative P-T test within 90 days (results and ID tags listed); or a CVI within 30 days with a negative P-T test within 30 days (results and ID tags listed)
• Birds for slaughter: negative AI test within 14 days, and NPIP certified or P-T negative within 90 days
• No importation of birds infected with pullorum/typhoid or from an area under quarantine for avian influenza or velogenic Newcastle disease
• Exotic pet birds, zoo collection birds and other non-poultry birds are exempt from the AI and P-T tests only if their state is not currently experiencing AI or virulent Newcastle disease
• Source is WVDA's 2026 import sheet; the underlying Code of State Rules was not read (see the notes at the end of this page)

Guidance: West Virginia Import Requirements 2026 · WVDA Animal Health Division, 2026