[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR54.3]

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                  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

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    (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 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.