Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 51 - ENTRY REQUIREMENTS › Section 51.15 - Poultry

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All poultry must meet the requirements
				contained in §
									RSA 57.11,
				of this title (relating to Entry Requirements).
(b) Live domestic poultry, except those
				entering for slaughter and processing at a slaughter facility owned or operated
				by the owner of the poultry entering, may enter Texas only under the following
				circumstances:
(1) The domestic poultry
				originate from a flock that is certified as Avian Influenza clean in accordance
				with the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the shipment is accompanied by a
				Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; or
(2) The domestic poultry is from an Avian
				Influenza negative flock that participates in an approved state-sponsored Avian
				Influenza monitoring program and the shipment is accompanied by a Certificate
				of Veterinary Inspection indicating participation and listing the general
				description of the birds, test date, test results, and name of testing
				laboratory; or
(3) The domestic
				poultry originate from a flock in which a minimum of 30 birds, 4 weeks of age
				or older, or the complete flock, if fewer than 30, are serologically negative
				to an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) or Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
				(AGID) test for Avian Influenza within 30 days of entry or a minimum of 10
				birds (e.g. two pools of 5 birds per house) are tested negative on trachea
				swabs to a real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
				test within 30 days of entry or negative to other tests approved by the
				Commission; the shipment shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection listing the general description of the birds, test date, test
				results, and name of testing laboratory.
(4) Live domestic poultry from states
				affected with Avian Influenza may enter Texas for slaughter and processing only
				under the following circumstances: A minimum of 30 birds per flock are
				serologically negative to an ELISA or AGID test for Avian Influenza within 72
				hours of entry, or a minimum of 10 birds (e.g., two pools of 5 birds per house)
				are tested negative on tracheal swabs to a RRT-PCR test within 72 hours of
				entry or negative to other tests approved by the TAHC, and specific written
				permission has been granted.
(5)
				Live domestic poultry broilers from states affected with Infectious
				Laryngotracheitis and vaccinated with chick embryo vaccine may enter Texas for
				immediate slaughter and processing only under the following conditions. The
				request for authorization to bring poultry into the state must be in writing
				and shall include a proposed route to slaughter that would not pose a disease
				risk to Texas poultry. The initial request must be approved by the Executive
				Director prior to entry of the poultry. All shipments of poultry qualifying for
				entry under this subsection shall have an entry permit in accordance with
				§
										RSA 51.2 of
				this title (relating to General Requirements) and documentation of the origin
				of the shipment.