[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: 9CFR95.11]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 95--SANITARY CONTROL OF ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS (EXCEPT CASINGS), AND HAY AND STRAW, OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 95.11  Bones, horns, and hoofs for trophies or museums; disinfected hoofs.

    (a) Clean, dry bones, horns, and hoofs, that are free from undried 
pieces of hide, flesh, and sinew and are offered for entry as trophies 
or for consignment to museums may be imported without other 
restrictions.
    (b) Clean, dry hoofs disinfected in the region of origin may be 
imported without other restrictions if the following conditions are met:
    (1) The hoofs have been disinfected using one of the following 
methods:

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    (i) Dry heat at 180[deg]F (82.2[deg]C) for 30 minutes;
    (ii) Soaking in boiling water for 20 minutes;
    (iii) Soaking in a 0.1 percent chlorine bleach solution for 2 hours;
    (iv) Soaking in a 5 percent acetic acid solution for 2 hours; or
    (v) Soaking in a 5 percent hydrogen peroxide solution for 2 hours.
    (2) The hoofs are accompanied by a certificate issued by the 
national government of the region of origin and signed by an official 
veterinary inspector of that region stating that the hoofs have been 
disinfected and describing the manner in which the disinfection was 
accomplished.

[28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 9400, Feb. 28, 1994; 62 
FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997]