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Ban on poultry shows and sales lifted
A state ban on poultry sales and shows in place since August was lifted a week earlier than anticipated, as 2015 closed without the avian flu spreading to North Carolina.
Outbreak of the disease in the Midwest killed nearly 50 million birds, and state officials had worried that the flu would spread to North Carolina with fall migration. The ban was instated, and small flock owners were required to register their birds with the state in order to help with response in case of a flu outbreak. Both the ban and the registration requirement have now been dropped.
New information will be posted at www.ncagr.gov/avianflu.
