https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/minnesota-bans-poultry-sales-citing-avian-flu
According to WATT Poultry, due to multiple detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Minnesota and surrounding states, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health is issuing a 31-day statewide ban on all poultry sales and exhibitions effective Friday, April 1, through Sunday, May 1. The ban includes all poultry community sales, swaps, fairs, exhibitions, and other events where poultry and susceptible birds are brought together. The current H5N1 HPAI outbreak in Minnesota poses a high risk to poultry but a low risk to the public and there is no food safety concern for consumers.
“Viruses like HPAI need hosts to continue to spread,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson. “It’s our job to stop the spread of disease. Unfortunately, in this situation, we feel one of the best things we can do for the health of all birds in Minnesota is to take a pause on poultry events through May 1.”