Pullorum-typhoid

(1) Requirement. No Person shall buy, sell or transport within or import into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hatching eggs or live Poultry unless: (a) documentation accompanies the hatching eggs showing they are the produce of flocks which meet the minimum requirements for "Pullorum-typhoid Passed" or "Pullorum-typhoid Clean"; (b) documentation accompanies the live Poultry showing they meet or are the first generation of progeny of flocks which meet, the minimum requirements for "Pullorum­ typhoid Passed" or "Pullorum-typhoid Clean"; (c) the poultry is bought, sold, transported or imported for immediate slaughter; or (d) the poultry is transported or imported for exhibition purposes subject to a permit granted by the Department. (MA REG. # 1323, Dated 10-7-16) (2) Minimum Requirements. The Department establishes the following minimum standards for "Pullorum-typhoid Clean" or "Pullorum-typhoid Passed" flocks: (a) Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Clean 1. Breeding or exhibition flocks over four months of age are 100% tested and found to be free of Pullorum-typhoid disease for two or more tests not less than six months apart. 2. Breeding stock are free from Pullorum-typhoid disease for two or more years. Hatching eggs are produced only from Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Clean breeding stock. 4. Baby Chicks are produced from Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Clean hatching eggs only and are normal and vigorous. 5. Flocks which have qualified for one year under the Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Passed requirement and are primary breeding flocks located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a sample of 300 birds from flocks of 300 or more will qualify as an official test for Pollorum-typhoid Clean. (b) Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Passed 1. Flocks over four months of age are 100% tested and found to be free of Pullorum­ typhoid disease for one test. 2. Breeding stock is free from Pullorum-typhoid disease for one year. Hatching eggs are produced from Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Passed and Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Clean breeding stock only. Baby Chicks are produced from Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Passed or Massachusetts Pullorum-typhoid Clean hatching eggs only and are normal and vigorous. (3) Additional Requirements (a) All testing to determine whether a Flock meets the standard established in 330 CMR 5.02(2)(a) or (b) shall be done by the Department. (b) To maintain the standing as Pullorum-typhoid Clean or Pullorum-typhoid Passed, all flocks must be retested annually. (c) Custom Hatching is not permitted unless all eggs are supplied by Pullorum-typhoid disease free flocks. (4) Certificates. The Department may issue a certificate to any Person whose Flock meets the standards established in 330 CMR 5.02(2)(a) or (b).