R58-6-7. Poultry Dealer License

(1) To effectively control and prevent the spread of disease within poultry populations, the department shall: (a) require each poultry dealer to obtain a Poultry Dealer license annually; and (b) exempt an individual selling less than 1,000 hatching eggs or poultry per year. (2) An applicant shall apply for a poultry dealer license: (a) for each location they sell poultry; (b) using a department form; and (c) pay the fee based on the annual fee schedule. (3) A poultry dealer licensee shall: (a) maintain annual records of all poultry purchases and sales; (b) keep the area where the birds are housed clean and appropriate for the type and age of poultry; (c) ensure poultry care and handling conform to recognized husbandry practices; (d) house poultry to prevent the spread of illness to other birds or people; (e) provide individuals purchasing birds with written information on handling poultry safely to prevent human illness; and (f) report any suspected contagious or infectious disease in their poultry to the department immediately. (4) A poultry dealer licensee may sell gamebirds or wild subspecies of turkeys only if the licensee has written permission from the Division of Wildlife Resources.