The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has strongly recommended that Tractor Supply Company (TSC) gather personal information from their customers when they purchase baby poultry. This is not in compliance with the current laws. The current law is stated below and I have bolded the portion of the law that applied to this situation.
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Texas Administrative Code
TITLE 4
AGRICULTURE
PART 2
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 54
DOMESTIC AND EXOTIC FOWL REGISTRATION
RULE §54.3 Registration Exemption
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(a) The commission may exempt from registration a person participating in a disease surveillance program recognized by the commission.
(b) The commission recognizes the following disease surveillance programs:
(1) National Poultry Improvement Plan ("NPIP") with the "U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' ("PT") and "U.S. Avian Influenza Clean" ("LPAI") programs
(2) The Texas Poultry Federation Avian Influenza Monitoring Program
(3) sellers, distributor or transporter of only fowl classified as baby poultry, at the time of receipt, from NPIP hatchery and accompanied by NPIP Form 9-3, or APHIS Form 17-6.
(c) A disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section may request approval for recognition provided it contains the following minimum elements:
(1) Verifiable disease testing protocol
(2) Includes PT and LPAI requirements
(3) Specified risk based sample size
(d) In order to recognize a disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall submit a detailed explanation of the surveillance program to the Executive Director for consideration. A decision to recognize a disease surveillance program will be provided to the requestor within 30 days of receipt by the Executive Director.
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We believe that the TAHC has overstepped their authority in the case of highly recommending to TSC that they obtain personal information from their customers that purchase baby poultry. We are asking that you contact Andy Schwartz DVM at the TAHC [email protected] and that you also file a complaint with the TAHC at [email protected]. Ideal Poultry is strongly against the position taken by the TAHC on this issue and would appreciate you contacting your local State Representative and Senator, National Representative and Senator and the TAHC. Your actions can and will help the poultry industry in the State of Texas as well as future Federal legislation.
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Texas Administrative Code
TITLE 4
AGRICULTURE
PART 2
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 54
DOMESTIC AND EXOTIC FOWL REGISTRATION
RULE §54.3 Registration Exemption
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(a) The commission may exempt from registration a person participating in a disease surveillance program recognized by the commission.
(b) The commission recognizes the following disease surveillance programs:
(1) National Poultry Improvement Plan ("NPIP") with the "U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' ("PT") and "U.S. Avian Influenza Clean" ("LPAI") programs
(2) The Texas Poultry Federation Avian Influenza Monitoring Program
(3) sellers, distributor or transporter of only fowl classified as baby poultry, at the time of receipt, from NPIP hatchery and accompanied by NPIP Form 9-3, or APHIS Form 17-6.
(c) A disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section may request approval for recognition provided it contains the following minimum elements:
(1) Verifiable disease testing protocol
(2) Includes PT and LPAI requirements
(3) Specified risk based sample size
(d) In order to recognize a disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall submit a detailed explanation of the surveillance program to the Executive Director for consideration. A decision to recognize a disease surveillance program will be provided to the requestor within 30 days of receipt by the Executive Director.
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We believe that the TAHC has overstepped their authority in the case of highly recommending to TSC that they obtain personal information from their customers that purchase baby poultry. We are asking that you contact Andy Schwartz DVM at the TAHC [email protected] and that you also file a complaint with the TAHC at [email protected]. Ideal Poultry is strongly against the position taken by the TAHC on this issue and would appreciate you contacting your local State Representative and Senator, National Representative and Senator and the TAHC. Your actions can and will help the poultry industry in the State of Texas as well as future Federal legislation.
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