Russians Bring Chickens to MFCs Over Registration Rules
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision advised against bringing chickens to multifunctional centers for registration and subsequently removed this advice. As of September 1, owners of birds and rabbits must register their animals if there are more than 10, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance reminded.
Consensus
- Starting from September 1, 2026, owners of personal subsidiary farms must register poultry if they have more than 10 birds.
- Registration must be done through the state veterinary service in the region, not through MFCs.
- Chickens and other poultry do not need to be physically brought to MFC centers for registration.
- The registration is done in the state system 'Horriot' and can be done in groups with a common number.
- A sign with the registration number must be placed on the outside wall of the poultry house.
- For farms with 10 or fewer birds, the registration deadline is September 1, 2029.
- Failure to register may result in fines ranging from 500 to 5,000 rubles for individuals, and higher for businesses.
- The new rules are based on Government Decree No. 550 of April 5, 2023, and Ministry of Agriculture Order No. 832 of November 3, 2023.
- Social media videos showed people bringing chickens to MFCs, prompting official clarifications.
- The State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin called for revising the rules due to public complaints.
Points of divergence
- Rosselkhoznadzor initially advised against bringing chickens to MFCs and later removed the post after media attention. — tg_tvrain
- The State Duma Chairman called for revising the regulatory act due to public complaints. — kommerant
- The law will take effect on September 1, 2026. — tg_currenttime
- The deadline for farms with more than 10 birds is September 1, 2026; for those with 10 or fewer, it is September 1, 2029. — riamo
- Registration does not require individual passports for each chicken and is done via a table of data. — vm
- It is not necessary to bring chickens to MFCs for registration. — tg_moscowmap
Coverage (8 sources)
- Rosselkhoznadzor advised against bringing chickens to MFC for registration — and deleted that advice — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Roselkhoznadzor called not to bring chickens to MFC for registration — Вечерняя Москва
- Rosselkhoznadzor urged not to wear coats at MFCs for their registration — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, a law on mandatory registration and marking of domestic poultry in small-scale farms will come into effect from September 1. — Настоящее Время
- In the MFC, chickens are not registered: Russians were told where to turn for bird registration — РИАМО
- Russians bring chickens to MFCs due to new Roselkhoznadzor requirements — Вести
- Russians massively brought chickens to MFCs due to new mandatory accounting — Вечерняя Москва
- Russians started carrying chickens to MFCs due to new bird registration rules — Новости Москвы