COMPLETING A POULTRY
INVOICE
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Division of Animal Health
PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
(609) 671-6400
1. A poultry distributor must obtain a completed poultry invoice from the production/supplier flock
for all poultry intended for movement into a New Jersey live bird market or another poultry
distributor (N.J.A.C. 2:9-4.1)
2. The poultry invoice required in (1) above shall remain in the possession of the poultry distributor
and a new poultry invoice shall accompany all poultry delivered to live bird markets (N.J.A.C. 2:9-
4.1) or delivered to another poultry distributor.
3. A poultry invoice is a document issued by a poultry distributor or production/supplier flock, which
shall include:
a. The full name and address of the poultry distributor or production/supplier flock where the
poultry originated;
b. The breeds and quantity of the poultry being moved;
c. The date of movement,
d. A statement of negative avian influenza status; and
e. The name and address of the poultry distributor or live bird market where the poultry are
being moved.
Authorized agents of the NJDA check invoices regularly so they must be easy to read and understand.
Invoices must be typed or printed legibly with blue or black ink. Abbreviations should be avoided. This is
especially important for the breed and quantity. Also, a unit of measure (crate, coop, birds, etc.) should
always be included when listing the quantity of birds delivered.
There is no set method to meet this requirement. As long as an invoice lists all of the required information,
poultry distributors and production/supplier flocks may choose a system of invoicing and record keeping
that is most appropriate for their business. Included below are three examples of complete poultry invoices:
Invoicing By Hand With Store Bought Forms