Russians Bring Chickens to MFCs for Registration
Russian citizens began bringing chickens to multifunctional centers (MFCs) to register them under new poultry accounting rules, prompting the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) to clarify that such actions are unnecessary and incorrect.
Consensus
- New rules for accounting of domestic poultry came into effect in Russia on September 1.
- Owners of private households with more than ten poultry animals must register them by September 1, 2026.
- Owners with fewer than ten poultry animals have until September 1, 2029, to register.
- People began bringing chickens to MFCs (Multifunctional Centers) to register them.
- Rosselkhoznadzor issued a statement asking citizens not to bring poultry to MFCs.
- Poultry must be registered with the regional state veterinary service, not MFCs.
- MFCs do not have access to veterinary information systems and are not involved in animal registration or marking.
Points of divergence
- Several reactions were collected from Threads regarding the incident. — tg_chertamedia
- Rosselkhoznadzor reminded people in late August about the registration deadlines. — tg_thenewtab
- The agency specifically asked citizens not to bring chickens to MFCs for registration. — tg_mosguru
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russians began bringing chickens in bulk to MFCs. Roslinzhonadzor had to explain that this is not allowed. Gathered some reactions from Threads — Черта
- Rosselkhoznadzor asked Russians not to bring chickens to MFCs for their registration. — Первый Московский
- Russians carried chickens to MFC because of new rules. Roslininspect requested they not do so — Новая вкладка