Was on the Georgia Poultry Lab site today and found this I thought some would feel of interest. It's pretty wide-sweeping in its wording. Would you say it covers Marek's Disease? Look at mainly the first point-says you cannot move any poultry infected or exposed to a contagious or infectious disease, which I would guess means showing as well. Interesting. Wonder how many other states have similar regulations.
07 Control and Eradication of Infectious or Contagious Diseases.
(1) No dealer, broker or poultry market operator, or other person shall sell, auction,
transfer or move any poultry which is infected or exposed to a highly infectious or
contagious disease or which has been placed under quarantine by the authority of the
Commissioner until such poultry has been inspected by a veterinarian accredited by the
United States Department of Agriculture.
(2) All dealers, brokers and poultry market operators or any other person must have infected or exposed poultry or poultry which is likely to have been exposed to infection inspected by a USDA accredited veterinarian.
(a) Any such poultry shall be reported to the Department of Agriculture.
(b) A representative sample of such poultry shall be submitted to a State diagnostic
laboratory.
(3) When an infectious or contagious disease has been diagnosed, any poultry movement
must be approved by the Commissioner or his duly authorized agent.
(a) Any poultry moved from an infected, exposed or quarantined premise, shall be moved
by a method approved by the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Any litter from an infected, exposed or quarantined premise shall be moved by a
method approved by the Department of Agriculture.
(c) Any equipment moved from an infected, exposed or quarantined pre mise shall be
cleaned and disinfected prior to movement.
(d) All equipment, including but not limited to trucks, tractors, coops and cages, used to
move poultry, litter or equipment from infected, exposed or quarantined premise shall be
cleaned and disinfected after such use.
(4) All poultry shall be housed or maintained in a sanitary condition as to prevent the
spread of an infectious or contagious disease
07 Control and Eradication of Infectious or Contagious Diseases.
(1) No dealer, broker or poultry market operator, or other person shall sell, auction,
transfer or move any poultry which is infected or exposed to a highly infectious or
contagious disease or which has been placed under quarantine by the authority of the
Commissioner until such poultry has been inspected by a veterinarian accredited by the
United States Department of Agriculture.
(2) All dealers, brokers and poultry market operators or any other person must have infected or exposed poultry or poultry which is likely to have been exposed to infection inspected by a USDA accredited veterinarian.
(a) Any such poultry shall be reported to the Department of Agriculture.
(b) A representative sample of such poultry shall be submitted to a State diagnostic
laboratory.
(3) When an infectious or contagious disease has been diagnosed, any poultry movement
must be approved by the Commissioner or his duly authorized agent.
(a) Any poultry moved from an infected, exposed or quarantined premise, shall be moved
by a method approved by the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Any litter from an infected, exposed or quarantined premise shall be moved by a
method approved by the Department of Agriculture.
(c) Any equipment moved from an infected, exposed or quarantined pre mise shall be
cleaned and disinfected prior to movement.
(d) All equipment, including but not limited to trucks, tractors, coops and cages, used to
move poultry, litter or equipment from infected, exposed or quarantined premise shall be
cleaned and disinfected after such use.
(4) All poultry shall be housed or maintained in a sanitary condition as to prevent the
spread of an infectious or contagious disease
