[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR309.17]

[Page 112-113]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 309_ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 309.17  Livestock used for research.

    (a) No livestock used in any research investigation involving an 
experimental biological product, drug, or chemical shall be eligible for 
slaughter at an official establishment unless:
    (1) The operator of such establishment, the sponsor of the 
investigation, or the investigator has submitted to the Program, or the 
Veterinary Services unit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service of the Department of Agriculture or to the Environmental 
Protection Agency or to the Food and Drug Administration of the 
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, data or a summary 
evaluation of the data which demonstrates that

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the use of such biological product, drug, or chemical will not result in 
the products of such livestock being adulterated, and a Program employee 
has approved such slaughter;
    (2) Written approval by the Deputy Administrator, Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Field Operations is furnished the area supervisor prior to 
the time of slaughter;
    (3) In the case of an animal administered any unlicensed, 
experimental veterinary biologic product regulated under the Virus-Serum 
Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the product was prepared and 
distributed in compliance with Part 103 of the regulations issued under 
said Act (part 103 of this title), and used in accordance with the 
labeling approved under said regulations;
    (4) In the case of an animal administered any investigational drug 
regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the drug was prepared and distributed in compliance 
with the applicable provisions of part 135 of the regulations issued 
under said Act (21 CFR part 135), and used in accordance with the 
labeling approved under said regulations;
    (5) In the case of an animal subjected to any experimental economic 
poison under section 2(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 135 et seq.), the product was 
prepared and distributed in accordance with Sec. 362.17 of the 
regulations issued under said Act (7 CFR 362.17), and used in accordance 
with the labeling approved under said regulations.
    (6) In the case of an animal administered or subjected to any 
substance that is a food additive or pesticide chemical under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, supra, there has been compliance 
with all tolerance limitations established by said Act and the 
regulations promulgated thereunder (21 CFR 1.1 et seq.), and all other 
restrictions and requirements imposed by said Act and said regulations 
will be complied with at the time of slaughter.
    (b) The inspector in charge may deny or withdraw the approval for 
slaughter of any livestock subject to the provision of this section when 
he deems it necessary to assure that all products prepared at the 
official establishment are free from adulteration.