家禽巡邏督導員的主要職責包括：(a)帶領小隊巡邏鄉郊地區，巡查有否非法散養家禽；(b)督導人員收集樣本(例如血液樣本、糞便樣本、環境樣本、蛋類樣本、動物屍體及禽畜樣本)，以便進行科別指定的禽流感監測工作；(c)為進行視察準備所需裝備或物料(例如個人保護用具、收集樣本的工具及宣傳物料)；(d)執行科別指示的其他輔助及相關職務；以及(e) 教育村民有關禽流感的風險，特別是避免散養家禽的重要性。

The Poultry Patrol Supervisor (Part-time) is mainly deployed on (a) leading a team to patrol rural areas for investigating illegal backyard poultry; (b) supervising staff to collect samples (such as blood samples, cloacal samples, environmental samples, egg samples, animal carcasses and livestock samples) for the purpose of avian influenza surveillance designated by the Division; (c) preparing equipment or materials required (such as personal protective gears, tools for sampling and publicity materials) for conducting inspections; (d) performing other supplementary and related duties as directed by the Division; and (e) providing education to villagers in terms of avian influenza risk, in particular the importance of prevention of illegal backyard poultry.