Tractor Supply Mandatory Chicken registry?

[Chubbicthe2nd]

When I went to buy my chicks from tractor supply, the lady at the counter insisted that I had to fill out all my personal information in a chicken registry, including my phone number, email and home address.

She made it sound like this was a legal requirement. Something about having to keep track of diseased animals. I live in texas.

Did anyone else have this experience?

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I'm not from Texas, but I've heard of this. If a Bird Flu outbreak happens around you (though I'm not entirely sure about this), they (State people?) may come to your farm and test your birds. Or they might alert you that Bird Flu is in your area.

 

[ValkerieGunn]

I got birds from TSC this month and I live in Texas as well. I didn't have to fill out any paperwork but I was given a flyer about how to raise chicks.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

 

[AGeese]

may come to your farm and test your birds. Or they might alert you that Bird Flu is in your area.

I've got $5 on the former rather than the later.