All hatcheries, chick dealers, or any person or persons, firm or corporation selling incubator hatched chicks or poults or selling or handling chicken or turkey hatching eggs or doing custom hatching must meet the requirements of sections 100 and 101, as above and below stated.
1. Hatchery or hatcheries a.Premises and equipment shall be kept in a strictly sanitary condition at all times, properly cleaned and disinfected.b. Eggs in incubators shall be fumigated at least once during the last three days of each hatch, this fumigation to be done with a fumigant recommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and according to their recommended procedure.c. Where it is necessary to hold chicks beyond 36 hours, they shall not be held in boxes, but shall be held in approved type battery brooders so that they can be fed and watered.d. No chicks shall be sold that are more than 60 hours old unless they have been fed and watered.e. Chicks shall be sold locally or shipped in approved type chick boxes.f. Chicks shall not be held or brooded in the incubator room, but shall be kept in a room completely separate from the incubator room.g. Chicks shall be held in a room that is kept clean and sanitary and free from drafts.h. Commercial eggs shall not be kept in the same room with hatching eggs. Hatching eggs shall not be put in cases that have been used for commercial use.
i. No eggs shall be set in any incubator until and unless proper forms (Pullorum-typhoid testing report or evidence thereof) are on file: i.In the State office of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, Jackson, Mississippiii. OR in the State office of the Mississippi Poultry Association, Inc., P. O. Box 5425, Mississippi State, MS 39762. A. For eggs produced in Mississippi, file NPIP Form 3-B.B. For eggs not produced in Mississippi, comply with 10 below.j. For any hatching eggs, chicks or poults purchased from out-of-state, the purchaser shall report his "intentions to purchase" on forms supplied for that purpose. The "intention to purchase" shall contain the name and address of the seller, name and address of the purchaser, approximate date or period of delivery, date of the report, breed and variety and pullorum-typhoid classification. Only one report of "intention to purchase" is necessary to cover all lots and purchases from a single source for the period January 1 to December 31. i. If participating in NPIP, they shall report to the Official State Agency (State Office, MPA, Inc., Mississippi State, MS) their intentions to purchase hatching eggs and chicks or poults on forms supplied for that purpose. The purchaser shall, for each lot of Form NPIP-15, or a statement in writing from the producer showing the date of shipment, name and address of producer, quantity of eggs, chicks or poults, the breed and variety and the pullorum-typhoid classification.ii. If not participating in the NPIP, they shall report to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, Jackson, Mississippi, their intentions to purchase hatching eggs, and chicks or poults on a form supplied for that purpose. The purchaser shall, for each lot of hatching eggs, chicks or poults purchased, secure a copy of Form NPIP-15, or a statement in writing from the producer showing the date of shipment, name and address of producer, quantity of eggs, chicks or poults, the breed and variety and the pullorum-typhoid classification.2. Chick Dealer or Dealers a. They must comply with section 100 of this chapter concerning permit and poster.b. They must comply with this section, except paragraphs (b), (h) and (i) of subsection (1) above.2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-13-102
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3.