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  • General Licences

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade, 
    • Diseases that affect poultry and birds, 
    • Avian Influenza (AI)

    Date published: 19 March 2021

    Last updated: 5 January 2026

    This page will be updated in the event of disease control zones being declared.

    Good biosecurity is an essential mitigating factor against the spread of disease. The Department encourages businesses to follow the Business to Business biosecurity procedure at all times.

     

    Documents

    • Business to Business Biosecurity ProcedureAdobe PDF (279.9 KB)
    • AI 150 GL - movement of samples for salmonella testing and other testingAdobe PDF (187.92 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-7 GL-PC - GL for the movement of poultry carcases for disposal from premises within a Surveillance Zone (SZ) - Oct 2025Adobe PDF (183.35 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-9 GL-PCEW PZ - GL for movement of poultry carcases or egg waste from premises in PZ - Oct 2025Adobe PDF (159.24 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-10 GL-DO FA-PZSZ - GL for movement of day old chicks from FA to PZ SZ - Oct 2025Adobe PDF (178.29 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-11 GL-UA-TE SZ - GL for Movement of Ungraded Class A table eggs from premises within a Surveillance Zone to a designated Packing Centre - Oct 2025Adobe PDF (172.8 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-12 GL-FS - GL for the movement of Farm Seconds from premises with~illance Zone (SZ) to a designated Packing Centre or Premises for Processing - Oct 2025Adobe PDF (193.49 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-4 GL-TE FA - General Licence for the movement of table eggs for packing, manufacture of egg products or disposal from premises in the free area (FA) into any controlled zoneAdobe PDF (170.15 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-2 GL-HE - GL for the movement of hatching eggs from a premises in the FA to a designated hatchery in the SZ - Nov 2025Adobe PDF (135.98 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-13 GL-HE - GL for the movement of hatching eggs from premises within a SZ to a designated hatchery - Nov 2025Adobe PDF (207.17 KB)
    • HPAI 2025-1 GL-DOC - GL for the movement of Day old chicks from a designated hatchery in a SZ to a premises in a SZ or FA - Nov 2025Adobe PDF (172.52 KB)
    • HPAI 240 GL-MPS - GL for the movement of poultry to slaughter from a premises in a FA to a designated slaughterhouse in a PZ or SZ - Nov 2025Adobe PDF (179.54 KB)

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