NPIP Information and Requirements

The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is a cooperative Federal-State-Industry program developed for controling certain poultry diseases. NPIP consists of a variety of programs intended to prevent and control egg-transmitted, hatchery disseminated poultry diseases. NPIP identifies states, flocks, hatcheries, and dealers that meet certain disease control standards specified in the various programs. As a result, customers can buy poultry that has tested free of certain diseases or conditions. Being a member of NPIP allows greater ease in moving hatching eggs/live birds within the state, across state lines, and into other countries. In fact, most countries will not accept hatching eggs/live birds unless they can be shown to be a NPIP participant.

The Iowa Poultry Association oversees Iowa's involvement in NPIP, regulates the importation and exportation of birds, issues permits for breeder flocks along with administering laws and rules regarding poultry in Iowa. If you have questions about the NPIP program, please contact Anna Conradt at 515-727-4701 x 14. 

NPIP participants are classified under the following categories (subparts):
Subpart B: Egg-Type Chicken
Subpart C: Meat-Type Chicken
Subpart D: Turkey
Subpart E: Waterfowl, Exhibition Poultry, and Game Bird Breeding Flocks

If you are interested in NPIP, please go to the section Become an NPIP Participant.