Permit Guidance

Movement will be allowed by permit as appropriate for those flocks inside the Control Area testing negative for notifiable avian influenza (NAI) as follows, including any unsold inventories on hand. Products of negligible risk will be quickly allowed to move both inside and out of the Control Area using permits and without the need for complete epidemiological investigation. To date, the following proactive risk assessments are in progress but have not been completed: hatching eggs, day-old chicks, and egg shells and inedibles.

Notifiable avian influenza is defined as any influenza A virus of the H5 or H7 subtypes or by any AI virus with an intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) greater than 1.2 (or at least 75% mortality as an alternative).

Table 2.2 provides guidance for the permitting of egg products in the event of an HPAI outbreak. To maintain market continuity for the egg industry during an outbreak of HPAI, eggs and egg industry products must move in a manner that does not pose a risk to animal or human health. This table provides clear direction so that an informed, risk-based decision can be made about the permitting of that product.

For more information please see section 2.3 of the Secure Egg Supply Plan.