Section R3-2-907. Poultry Husbandry; Standards for Production of Eggs

A.      All egg-laying hens in this state shall be raised according to United Egg Producers Animal Husbandry Guidelines.

B.       All eggs sold in this state produced by hens shall be from hens raised according to the United Egg Producers Animal Hus- bandry Guidelines. All eggs shall display the United Egg Pro- ducers Certified logo on their cases, cartons, and containers, or the egg dealer shall annually provide the Department with a copy of a current independent third-party audit that demon- strates that the eggs were produced by hens raised according to UEP Animal Husbandry Guidelines.

C.      This rule does not apply to egg producers operating or con- trolling the operation of one or more egg ranches each having fewer than 20,000 egg-laying hens producing eggs and also does not apply to any hens that are raised cage-free or any eggs produced by hens that are raised cage-free.

Historical Note

Former Rule 7; Former Section R3-6-07 renumbered as Section R3-2-907 (Supp. 82-1). Section R3-6-107 renum- bered to R3-2-907 (Supp. 91-4). Section R3-2-907 renumbered to R3-2-904 effective July 13, 1995 (Supp.

95-3). New Section made by final rulemaking at 15

A.A.R. 863, effective October 1, 2009 (Supp. 09-2).