[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR71.44]

[Page 429]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 71--FOREIGN QUARANTINE--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--Requirements Upon Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary Inspection
 
Sec. 71.44  Disinsection of aircraft.

    (a) The Director may require disinsection of an aircraft if it has 
left a foreign area that is infected with insect-borne communicable 
disease and the aircraft is suspected of harboring insects of public 
health importance.
    (b) Disinsection shall be the responsibility of the air carrier or, 
in the case of aircraft not for hire, the pilot in command, and shall be 
subject to monitoring by the Director.
    (c) Disinsection of the aircraft shall be accomplished immediately 
after landing and blocking.
    (1) The cargo compartment shall be disinsected before the mail, 
baggage, and other cargo are discharged.
    (2) The rest of the aircraft shall be disinsected after passengers 
and crew deplane.
    (d) Disinsection shall be performed with an approved insecticide in 
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The current list of 
approved insecticides and sources may be obtained from the Division of 
Quarantine, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, 
Atlanta, GA 30333.