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The board was created for the purpose of fostering the development of the poultry industry of the state, particularly through the improvement of breed type and productiveness of poultry flocks and through the control and eradication of infectious and communicable diseases, and for the further purpose of improving the marketing of poultry and poultry products, and of affording protection to buyers of poultry breeding stock by providing and indicating dependable sources from which poultry may be purchased. The board shall act in an advisory capacity with the commissioner of agriculture.

In 1957 the operations of the Poultry Improvement Board were transferred to the Division of Poultry Industries in the Department of Agriculture (see Laws of Minnesota 1957, chapter 672). The Department was given authority to make rules and regulations relating to the grading, candling, cleaning, breaking, purchasing, and selling of eggs and egg products. 

The board was abolished in 1975 (see Laws of Minn. 1975, chap. 61).

The board consists of: the secretary and executive officer of the state livestock sanitary board; one representative of the department of animal science of the Institute of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, whose primary concern is in the field of poultry; and six other members, who shall be competent and experienced poultrymen, one of whom shall be an owner and operator of a commercial poultry hatchery, one of whom shall be a turkey breeder, one of whom shall be a broiler producer, one of whom shall be a market egg producer, one of whom shall be a packer-processor of poultry and eggs, and one of whom shall be a poultry breeder; all of the latter seven board members to be appointed by the governor, each for a term of three years and until his successor qualified.