NPIP for shows

[JacinLarkwell]

If you're going over state lines for a poultry show, do you need to be NPIP certified? If so what all would I have to do to become certified?

 

[casportpony]

Sorry no one answered. Did you find an answer?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I did not ever get any answers. Didn't look into it more because of the whole covid situation closing everything down

 

[Pinckney]

It varies from state to state. I became certified last year and I am only able to test flocks in state. I’m in MI and once a year our Ag college, MSU, has a class. It was 3 hours long I believe and at the end you take a test. The test was drawing blood (under the wing stick with a special needle for a drop..and apply blood stop if needed) and running the test. There really wasn’t much to it. To maintain my status as a tester I have to test a certain number of birds within 2 years. I have to purchase the testing supplies, and send in the paperwork. After over a year of waiting I finally got antigen to do the test. No one produced it for over a year!
When I lived in CT the state vet came out and tested my flock. I know in NE a state vet comes out to test too. The cost to get NPIP certification varies from free to $$ and what is tested varies from state to state too. There are only 3 states left that aren’t pullorum free.
The laws vary on penalties for bringing birds across state lines vary too. For me it’s a felony with jail time and fines.
Call your Ad Extension- they should be able to direct you. Or do a search, I think I used NPIP certified tester with my state to find the class.
Hope that helps.

 

[Ruthster55]

Well, if you are a certified Pullorum tester, tell us the names of those three states that are not yet pullorum-free.

Try to help other poultry keepers rather than making scary statements like "For me it’s a felony with jail time and fines." Authoritarian, eh?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yikes.... I guess I won't be trying to show birds then....


Don't see the point in even trying to become NPIP certified if that still means its illegal to bring birds for out of state shows

 

[Ruthster55]

Yikes.... I guess I won't be trying to show birds then....

Don't see the point in even trying to become NPIP certified if that still means its illegal to bring birds for out of state shows

I don't think the statement about it being "illegal" to bring even NPIP birds out of state is true. If that were the case, the APA could never hold its National Poultry Show.

The best thing to do would be to contact the APA and get the real info about bringing birds to an out-of-state show. The APA will have the interests of someone who wants to show their birds in mind.

Note: There won't be many shows this year because of COVID so there is plenty of time to contact or even join the American Poultry Association. (I'm not a member, but it's a good idea for those who would like to show their birds).

http://amerpoultryassn.com/sample-page/apa-contact-info/contact-the-apa/

 

[Ruthster55]

It varies from state to state. I became certified last year and I am only able to test flocks in state. I’m in MI and once a year our Ag college, MSU, has a class. It was 3 hours long I believe and at the end you take a test. The test was drawing blood (under the wing stick with a special needle for a drop..and apply blood stop if needed) and running the test. There really wasn’t much to it. To maintain my status as a tester I have to test a certain number of birds within 2 years. I have to purchase the testing supplies, and send in the paperwork. After over a year of waiting I finally got antigen to do the test. No one produced it for over a year!
When I lived in CT the state vet came out and tested my flock. I know in NE a state vet comes out to test too. The cost to get NPIP certification varies from free to $$ and what is tested varies from state to state too. There are only 3 states left that aren’t pullorum free.
The laws vary on penalties for bringing birds across state lines vary too. For me it’s a felony with jail time and fines.
Call your Ad Extension- they should be able to direct you. Or do a search, I think I used NPIP certified tester with my state to find the class.
Hope that helps.

Let's think about this for a little bit.

If it were truly a "felony with jail time and fines" to bring birds across state lines, the following things would be impossible:

1. Poultry shows on the regional or national level. Shall we just shut down the American Poultry Association Nationals?
2. Hatcheries shipping baby chicks from let's say Missouri to Tennessee. Not every state has a hatchery! Are we going to just prohibit the shipping of baby chicks to Montana, just because there's no hatchery in Montana?
3. Living near a state line and raising broilers in let's say north Florida and trucking them to be processed in the nearest plant in southern Georgia. Are we going to just halt the broiler industry that way?

The claim made is patently untrue, which is why I included the rhetorical questions. The fact that the claim was made by a Pullorum tester is worse. Authoritarian mindset?

I believe they do want NPIP certification for show birds, but I would contact the pòultry show organization and the local Agricultural Extension service about that.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Lol.
Seemed obvious the poster was talking about penalties for crossing state lines without being NPIP or without proper paperwork.

 

[Ruthster55]

Lol.
Seemed obvious the poster was talking about penalties for crossing state lines without being NPIP or without proper paperwork.

I’ll bet that the American Poultry Association or the American Bantam Association have a network of folks who could help out fellow members with the paperwork and getting NPIP certified. It’s probably a good idea to join one of those organizations to avoid problems and get a bit of help from experienced show people.