[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR54.3]

[Page 170-171]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 54--CONTROL OF SCRAPIE--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart A--Scrapie Indemnification Program
 
Sec. 54.3  Animals eligible for indemnity payments.


    (a) Indemnity may be paid for an animal only after the owner of the 
animal has applied for indemnification and been approved in accordance 
with Sec. 54.4. Indemnity may be paid only for the following:
    (1) Destruction of high-risk animals;
    (2) Destruction of animals based on an epidemiologic investigation, 
when the Administrator determines that the destruction of these animals 
will contribute to the eradication of scrapie;
    (3) Destruction of live scrapie-positive animals;
    (4) Destruction of animals that test positive on a live-animal 
screening test; and
    (5) Destruction of suspect animals that are destroyed at the request 
of an APHIS representative.
    (b) No indemnity will be paid for an animal if the owner of the 
animal fails to provide APHIS, within 30 days of request, animal 
registration certificates, sale and movement records, or other records 
requested in accordance with

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Sec. 54.5. No indemnity will be paid until the premises, including all 
structures, holding facilities, conveyances, and materials contaminated 
because of occupation or use by the depopulated animals, have been 
properly cleaned and disinfected in accordance with Sec. 54.7(e). 
Additional guidance on acceptable means of cleaning and disinfection is 
also available in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program standards and 
the Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules. Premises or portions 
of premises may be exempted from the cleaning and disinfecting 
requirements if a designated scrapie epidemiologist determines, based on 
epidemiologic investigation, that cleaning and disinfection of such 
buildings, holding facilities, conveyances, or other materials on the 
premises will not significantly reduce the risk of the spread of 
scrapie, either because effective disinfection is not possible or 
because the normal operations on the premises prevent transmission of 
scrapie. No indemnity will be paid to an owner if the owner assembled or 
increased his flock for the purpose of collecting or increasing 
indemnity.