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You cannot hold bird gatherings of galliforme or anseriforme birds in England. This includes ducks, geese,听swans, pheasants, partridge, quail, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl.

For other types of birds, you:

• can only hold a bird gathering if you are not in a disease control zone (such as a protection zone or surveillance zone)
• need a licence to hold a gathering

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What counts as a bird gathering

Gatherings include (but are not limited to):

• bird fairs
• markets
• shows
• sales
• exhibitions
• some premises used for dealing or internet sales
• vehicles used to transport live birds where the birds are brought together from multiple premises (known as 鈥榤any-to-one鈥� or 鈥榤any-to-many鈥� activities)

What activities do not count as gatherings

The following activities are not classed as bird gatherings:

• birds which are brought together from different locations, but where no birds leave until more than 14 days have passed since the last bird arrived on the premises
• an activity where all of the birds have come from the same premises and then return to that same premises afterwards
• a sale of birds which have all come from the same single premises (for example, a dispersal sale or 鈥榬e-homing鈥�) even if the birds go to multiple new locations

How to hold a bird gathering in England

You cannot hold a bird gathering with galliforme or anseriforme birds anywhere in England.

Ratites (such as ostriches, emus and rheas)

You can hold a bird gathering of ratites in England if:听

• you are not in a disease control zone (such as a protection zone or surveillance zone)听
• you apply for a specific ratite licence at least 10 days before you plan to hold the gathering听听听
• APHA grants you the specific licence and you follow its conditions

Other captive birds

You can hold a bird gathering of other captive birds if you:听听

• are not in a disease control zone (such as a protection zone or surveillance zone)听
• follow the conditions in the other captive bird gathering general licence听
• notify APHA of the gathering at least 7 days before the event

If you鈥檙e holding a bird gathering of other captive birds, you cannot have galliforme or anseriforme hatching eggs, chicks or birds at your bird gathering. For example, you cannot have poultry chicks at a falconry display - this would be considered a poultry gathering and is banned in England.

If you鈥檙e racing pigeons from Northern Ireland and the EU to England, you also need to comply with the .

Notify APHA of a bird gathering

In England you must notify APHA at least 7 days before a bird gathering of other captive birds. You do not need to notify APHA if you have been issued a specific licence for a bird gathering of ratites.

Telephone the Defra Rural 天美影院 Helpline on 03000 200 301 and choose the relevant options for APHA.

You鈥檒l need to provide the following information:

• date (or range of dates) of the gathering
• location of gathering (full postal address and postcode, and county parish holding (CPH) number (if applicable))
• types and numbers of birds expected
• purpose of the gathering (for example, show, sale or racing)
• your name, address and contact phone number, and an email address and mobile number

APHA will notify the local authority about the gathering on your behalf.

Keep records for 3 months

You must keep records of bird gatherings for at least 3 months after each event, including:

• name, address and contact number of anyone moving birds to and from the gathering
• types and numbers of birds exhibited, raced, transported, bought or sold at the gathering

APHA or the local authority may ask you for this information. Consult the licence conditions for definitive requirements on taking and retaining records of bird gathering.

Follow the conditions of your licence

By law you must meet the conditions listed in your licence at the bird gathering.

The Local Authorities Animal Health Function (LAAHF) work with APHA to check that bird gatherings meet their licence conditions. The LAAHF is normally part of the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service of a local authority.听听

If a bird gathering is breaking the law, you can report this to your LAAHF. Use the postcode tool to find details of how to contact your LAAHF.

Risk of bird flu (avian influenza) at bird gatherings

The status of the bird gathering licences will be kept under regular review as part of the government鈥檚 work to monitor and manage the risks of notifiable avian disease.听听

Defra will make any decisions on amending or withdrawing the licences will be based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.听

Defra could withdraw or amend the bird gatherings licences immediately if the risk of notifiable avian disease increases.

You can find further information on the latest disease situation for avian influenza, Newcastle disease and paramyxovirus guidance.