Rule 40-13-10-.03 - Poultry Flock, Hatchery and Dealer Regulations(1) The specification, rules and regulations, and requirements of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association, Inc., the designated Official State Agency, are hereby adopted as the regulations of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. By authority of the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, copies of the above rules and regulations are on file with the State Veterinarian and are available on request. (a) Full authority for the control, suppression and eradication of pullorum and typhoid in poultry in this State is hereby vested in the Georgia Department of Agriculture: and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing provision, it shall be a cooperative venture between the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association and the Georgia Department of Agriculture to administer the applicable provisions.(b) All poultry hatcheries and hatchery supply flocks within the State must qualify as U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or meet equivalent requirements for pullorum-typhoid control under official supervision.(c) All shipments of products other than U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid clean, or equivalent, into the State are prohibited.(d) Whenever a veterinarian or other person performing disease diagnostic services has knowledge or reason to suspect that pullorum or typhoid exists in a poultry flock or hatchery, he shall, within 48 hours, give notice of such fact to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association.(e) Upon receipt of a report of pullorum or typhoid in poultry, an immediate investigation by an authorized representative to determine the origin and avenue of transmission of the infection shall be instituted. Authorized representatives of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association may enter any place or premises for such inspection or investigation as may be reasonably necessary for these determinations.(f) Flocks deemed to be infected with pullorum or typhoid shall be quarantined by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Quarantined flocks or any portion thereof shall not be removed from the premises where the infection was detected except with the written permission of the Georgia Department of Agriculture on the recommendation of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association.(g) All poultry shown in public exhibition in this State shall have originated from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks or have had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of the movement to the public exhibition.(2) In addition to the requirement of compliance with the rules and regulations of the Official State Agency adopted herein, the following rules and regulations shall be complied with: (a) Flock Requirements. 1. All flocks from which hatching eggs are set in any Georgia hatchery must be in compliance with the current pullorum-typhoid provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.2. Testing must be done by persons duly authorized and appointed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture upon the recommendation of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association. Such persons shall have demonstrated their ability to perform the duties of pullorum-typhoid testing to the satisfaction of the Georgia Department of Agriculture in concurrence with the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association under actual working conditions before receiving their appointment.3. No dealer, broker or poultry market operator may be authorized and appointed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture to perform pullorum-typhoid testing.4. Each bird tested in flock for the production of hatching eggs must be leg banded at time of testing with sealed and numbered band and reported within ten (10) days following test to the Official State Agency on forms provided for this purpose. All adult domesticated fowl on premises where breeder flocks are located must be tested to meet the same testing requirements of such breeder flocks. They shall be housed separate to breeding birds and reported to the Official State Agency on separate forms furnished by the Official State Agency.5. The Georgia Department of Agriculture adopts the USDA-APHIS 9 code of Federal Regulations Parts 71 and 82 with reference to Salmonella enteritidis serotype enteritidis. The requirements and restrictions which apply to interstate shipment will also apply to intrastate shipments. Future changes in the 9 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 71 and 82 with reference to Salmonella enteritidis serotype enteritidis will be included in these regulations.(b) Hatcheries and Dealers: 1. Georgia hatcheries shall set eggs only from flocks that meet the requirements as stipulated in Section (a) of these rules and regulations except eggs may be set from out-of-state sources, provided the producer or shipper has a valid and current Georgia approval number, issued by the Official State Agency, in effect and such number appears on each case or container of eggs purchased.2. No hatchery or hatchery egg dealer shall purchase for resale hatching eggs, baby chicks, poults or poultry breeding stock from out-of-state sources unless the producer or shipper has a Georgia approval number to ship into this State and this number appears on each container of the product purchased.4. All eggs in incubator and hatching trays must be identified as to source.5. Hatcheries and dealer shall keep records of purchases and sales of poultry products handled in a manner satisfactory to the State Department of Agriculture and the Official State Agency. These records shall be subject to inspection at any reasonable time.6. Hatchery sanitation shall be maintained in a manner satisfactory to the Department of Agriculture and the Official State Agency at all times.7. Whenever any condition is revealed to exist which is not in strict accord with these Rules and Regulations, the license may be revoked, cancelled or suspended by the Commissioner of Agriculture following notice and hearing.8. The Georgia Department of Agriculture adopts the USDA-APHIS 9 code of Federal Regulations Parts 71 and 82 with reference to Salmonella enteritidis serotype enteritidis. The requirements and restrictions which apply to interstate shipment will also apply to intrastate shipments. Future changes in the 9 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 71 and 82 with reference to Salmonella enteritidis serotype enteritidis will be included in these regulations.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-10-.03
O.C.G.A. Sec. 4-7-1et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Poultry Flock, Hatchery and Dealer Regulations" adopted. F. Sept. 1, 1987; eff. Sept. 21, 1987.Amended: F. Jan. 24, 1991; eff. Feb. 13, 1991.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Oct. 6, 2009; eff. Oct. 26, 2009.