Department to lift bird housing order as bird flu risk subsides
The Department urges flock owners to remain vigilant as there is still the possibility of the virus being present in the environment.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced plans to remove the requirement to house poultry and other captive birds from Friday, April 29.
Legislation requiring the precautionary confinement of birds was introduced on November 22, 2021, to mitigate the risk of avian influenza in poultry following the detection of several cases in wild birds across the island.
