Poultry Waste, Dead Poultry and Unhatched or Unused Eggs.

Ala. Code tit. 2, ch. 16, art. 2, div. 2

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Ala. Code § 2-16-40 Purpose of Division.

2-16-40. Purpose of Division. The purpose of this division is to control, eradicate and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of poultry through the proper destruction and disposal of dead poultry, unhatched or unused eggs and other poultry waste by requiring commercial growers of poultry and commercial hatcheries to be equipped with and to use disposal facilities as provided in this division. (Acts 1963, No. 548, p. 1164, §1.)

Ala. Code § 2-16-41 Operators of Commercial Poultry Hatcheries, Etc., to Be Equipped with Facilities for Handling, Destruction and Disposal of Dead Poultry, Unhatched or Unused Eggs, Etc.; State Board to Adopt Rules and Regulations Prescribing Facilities Required, Manner of Disposal of Dead Poultry, Unhatched or Unused Eggs, Etc.

2-16-41. Operators of Commercial Poultry Hatcheries, Etc., to Be Equipped with Facilities for Handling, Destruction and Disposal of Dead Poultry, Unhatched or Unused Eggs, Etc.; State Board to Adopt Rules and Regulations Prescribing Facilities Required, Manner of Disposal of Dead Poultry, Unhatched or Unused Eggs, Etc. Every person who raises, grows, feeds or otherwise produces poultry for commercial purposes and every person who operates a commercial poultry hatchery for the production of baby chicks and turkey poults shall be equipped with adequate facilities for the handling, destruction and disposal of all dead poultry, poultry carcasses, unhatched or unused eggs and other poultry waste. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to prescribe the size, type, depth and dimensions for any pit required for the burying of dead poultry, to require and prescribe chemical or disinfectant treatments to be applied, the use of incinerators or other burning methods and any other recommended methods or facilities for the handling, destruction and disposal of dead poultry, poultry carcasses, unhatched or unused eggs and other poultry waste, which facilities must be kept and maintained by every commercial poultry grower and every commercial hatchery in Alabama. The handling, destruction and disposal of dead poultry, poultry carcasses, unhatched or unused eggs and other poultry waste shall be performed by the use of the required facilities in a manner prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by said board for this purpose. (Acts 1963, No. 548, p. 1164, §2.)

Ala. Code § 2-16-42 Administration and Enforcement of Division Generally; Quarantining of Poultry and Eggs Produced on Premises Not Equipped with Prescribed Disposal Facilities; Right of Entry and Inspection of State Veterinarian, Etc.

2-16-42. Administration and Enforcement of Division Generally; Quarantining of Poultry and Eggs Produced on Premises Not Equipped with Prescribed Disposal Facilities; Right of Entry and Inspection of State Veterinarian, Etc. (a) This division shall be administered and enforced by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the State Veterinarian, his associates and assistants or other authorized employees or agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to quarantine and prohibit the removal or other disposition of any poultry and eggs from premises, buildings, vehicles or other places unless such poultry and eggs are produced on premises equipped with disposal facilities as prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as authorized and required under Section 2-16-41. Quarantine orders issued under this section shall be issued in the same manner as now authorized by law for the quarantine of livestock infected or infested with or exposed to contagious and infectious diseases of livestock. (b) The State Veterinarian, his associates and assistants or any other authorized employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, are hereby authorized to enter any place or upon any premises or into any buildings or other enclosures where poultry is produced, fed or kept or upon the premises of any commercial poultry hatchery for the purpose of performing any inspection work or duties necessary for the enforcement of this division. (Acts 1963, No. 548, p. 1164, §3.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026