ST. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has announced that it will be lifting the ban placed on poultry exhibitions and other gatherings of birds as of Dec. 1, 2015. Birds will be permitted at fairs, swap meets, exotic sales, petting zoos and other events where birds are gathered or commingled.
The directive to prohibit birds from exhibition was made on May 15, 2015 in the midst of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The ban was put into place to minimize spread of HPAI and protect the state’s domestic bird population. Lifting the poultry. . .
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