Do you have to be Npip to ship eggs?

TroyerSis

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Hey everyone.

I recently had a listing posted on Facebook for silkie hatching eggs, but it was deleted because my chickens aren't Npip certified.
Is it actually illegal to sell eggs that aren't Npip?
If it is, how do I go about getting certified?
Thanks!
~Abby
 
Yes it is illegal and has been so for about 80 years.
NPIP certifies that a flock is free from pullorum and typhoid.
Those are diseased that decimated the poultry industry in the early 1900s but still exist today.
In MO it is actually illegal to sell eggs or chickens within the state that aren't NPIP.
To have a certified flock is a relatively easy thing to do.
It is a national program administered by individual state agriculture departments. Every state's regs are different.
Just google your state name and NPIP to get the info.
The program is free in some states, some have a nominal fee.
In MO it is free and all birds over 4 months of age have to be blood tested every year. For additional fees one can have their flock tested for a variety of diseases.
In some states, only a percentage of birds in a flock need to be tested.
 
Yes it is illegal and has been so for about 80 years.
NPIP certifies that a flock is free from pullorum and typhoid.
Those are diseased that decimated the poultry industry in the early 1900s but still exist today.
In MO it is actually illegal to sell eggs or chickens within the state that aren't NPIP.
To have a certified flock is a relatively easy thing to do.
It is a national program administered by individual state agriculture departments. Every state's regs are different.
Just google your state name and NPIP to get the info.
The program is free in some states, some have a nominal fee.
In MO it is free and all birds over 4 months of age have to be blood tested every year. For additional fees one can have their flock tested for a variety of diseases.
In some states, only a percentage of birds in a flock need to be tested.
Even to ship hatching eggs within the state you reside in?
 
Yes it is illegal and has been so for about 80 years.
NPIP certifies that a flock is free from pullorum and typhoid.
Those are diseased that decimated the poultry industry in the early 1900s but still exist today.
In MO it is actually illegal to sell eggs or chickens within the state that aren't NPIP.
To have a certified flock is a relatively easy thing to do.
It is a national program administered by individual state agriculture departments. Every state's regs are different.
Just google your state name and NPIP to get the info.
The program is free in some states, some have a nominal fee.
In MO it is free and all birds over 4 months of age have to be blood tested every year. For additional fees one can have their flock tested for a variety of diseases.
In some states, only a percentage of birds in a flock need to be tested.
Even to ship hatching eggs within the state you reside in?
 
There are no federal laws, and only some states have laws about IMPORTING non certified eggs (and chicks) from other states. Every state is different. That being said, it's not enforced.
 

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