The State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued an order to ban all fowl auctions and other events for to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state’s poultry population. It expands a previously issued order to ban all live fowl shows and exhibitions.
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https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/new-york-state-proactively-bans-all-fowl-auctions-sales-meets-and-swaps-safeguard-against