CT HB07066

Removes language that specifically defined "dealer" as a "producer who is a wholesaler, distributor or hauler" and broadens the definition to include any person engaged in buying, selling, exchanging, or transporting live poultry or hatching eggs.

Redefines "live bird market" to mean retail establishments that sell live poultry directly to consumers or restaurants and slaughter on-site, narrowing the previous broader definition.

Replaces the poultry flock examination and accreditation system (Section 22-322) with a voluntary registration program through the National Poultry Improvement Plan, with annual fees of $25 for flocks under 100 fowls and $50 for larger flocks, waived for owners 18 years or younger.

Prohibits sale of live poultry or hatching eggs as disease-free unless the seller participates in good standing with either the National Poultry Improvement Plan program or an avian disease monitoring program administered by animal health authorities.

Requires farmers selling eggs at certified farmers' markets to accurately label eggs and prohibits selling adulterated eggs, effective from passage.