R58-6-6. Hatchery License

(1) No person may hatch or sell hatching eggs as well as sell baby or started poultry unless they are first licensed with the Department, unless, hatching eggs are for personal use only.

(2) Any person desiring a license to hatch or sell hatching eggs as well as sell baby or started poultry shall apply to Department.

(a) Such application for a license will be made on a department form for a Hatchery License.

(b) The number of eggs and birds sold the previous year at that location must be recorded on the form.

(c) A fee based on the approved Department fee schedule must be paid prior to license issuance.

(3) Licensees must keep records for the calendar year of whom the eggs or birds were sold to.

(a) Name, physical address, and telephone number as well as number and types of eggs or poultry purchased should be kept for each purchase.

(4) The area where the poultry are kept should be clean and appropriate for the type and age of the poultry.

(5) Poultry care and handling should conform to recognized husbandry practices.

(6) All individuals purchasing eggs or poultry should receive written information on the handling of poultry safely to prevent human illness.