Alabama selling

[Topher89]

I am sorry if this has been answered. Also sorry if in the wrong forum.

I am in Alabama I am wanting to start selling mature birds (chickens, turkeys, ducks, and quail) at a local flea market. I am not good at reading into laws or really even trying to find the laws. If someone could please help by answering my questions. I ask these questions for a reason. I am getting many different answers from locals.

The birds I will sell will not be hatched by me. The birds will come from a farm that is NPIP. I will only sell mature birds.

Is there any permit I need to sell live mature poultry in public in Alabama?

Is there any permit I need for non-fertile eggs to sell in public in Alabama?

Are there laws on the amount of chickens I am allowed to put in a crate and sell?

Do the chickens need to be off the ground or can they have ground contact while selling?

 

[redinator]

I live in Louisiana, but I found it simpler to go to the source rather than getting bits of (mis)information from varying sources

This link is for the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
https://agi.alabama.gov/
and phone number (800) 642-7761

This is specific to keeping and selling poultry in Alabama:
Contacts
NPIP Administrative Coordinator
334-240-6584
[email protected]

If you receive an email written in Legalese (legal jargon) and it makes your head hurt and eyes water (it will) try posting it and maybe someone can help you sort it out.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, maybe someone else will chime in. Good luck.

 

[redinator]

I found this which might be helpful:
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-2/chapter-8/article-5/section-2-8-170/

Permit Required of Sellers of Hens.

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit which sells hens in Alabama shall, in the event assessments are required to be added to the purchase price of such hens under the provisions of this article, obtain from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a permit which shall authorize such individual or business firm to engage in business in Alabama. The permit shall be valid and effective for an indefinite period unless revoked by the commissioner for failure to comply with the provisions of this article. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee of $10.00 which shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. The permit shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations duly adopted for carrying out the requirements of this article relative to the remittance of assessments by individuals or business firms selling hens in Alabama, whether such individuals or business firms are domiciled in Alabama or another state. The Board of Agriculture and Industries under Section 2-8-167, is empowered to exempt, by rules and regulations, sellers of hens from the permit requirements of this section when the board determines that insufficient hens are being sold by the seller.