Michigan Laws 287.740b – Housing baby poultry for sale; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.740b
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Flock: means all of the poultry on 1 premises or, in the discretion of the department, a group of poultry that is segregated from all other poultry on the same premises. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, joint venture, or other legal entity including, but not limited to, contractual relationships. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Poultry: means , but is not limited to, chickens, guinea fowl, turkeys, waterfowl, pigeons, doves, peafowl, and game birds that are propagated and maintained under the husbandry of humans. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A person housing baby poultry for sale to individuals for the primary purpose of maintaining, for personal use, an individual bird or a flock and is not part of the National Poultry Improvement Program shall do all of the following:
(a) Keep hand-cleansing stations or facilities available in close proximity to the area where baby poultry are housed.
(b) Construct a baby poultry housing area and enclosures containing baby poultry with a material that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.
(c) Provide adequate space and ventilation in enclosures where baby poultry are housed.
(d) Clean and disinfect the baby poultry area and enclosures at least once daily with United States Department of Agriculture-approved disinfectant used in accordance with label instructions.
(e) Remove bedding used by baby poultry, feed waste, shipping containers, and other animal-associated waste from the baby poultry area and dispose of it in an area not accessible to the public.
(f) Provide water to baby poultry up to the time of sale.
(g) Provide nutritionally adequate food to baby poultry up to the time of sale.
(h) Maintain and keep records of purchase and sale of baby poultry for a period of 2 years after the date of purchase or sale. The records required by this subdivision shall include the name and address of the person purchasing or selling the baby poultry and the date of each purchase or sale.
(2) As used in this section, “baby poultry” means poultry under the age of 3 weeks.