[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR51.29]

[Page 164]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 51_ANIMALS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF BRUCELLOSIS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B_Indemnity for Sheep, Goats, and Horses
 
Sec. 51.29  Destruction of animals; time limit.

    (a) The claimant must ensure that goats, sheep, and horses infected 
with or exposed to B. abortus are either:
    (1) Sold under permit to a recognized slaughtering establishment;
    (2) Moved to an approved stockyard for sale to a recognized 
slaughtering establishment; or
    (3) Destroyed and buried, incinerated, or rendered in accordance 
with applicable State law.
    (b) The claimant must ensure that goats and sheep destroyed because 
of B. melitensis are destroyed and buried, incinerated, or rendered in 
accordance with applicable State law.
    (c) Indemnity will be paid under this part only if the animals are 
destroyed within 15 days after the date they are marked with 
identification showing they are to be destroyed. However, the 
Veterinarian in Charge may extend the time limit to 30 days if:
    (1) The animals' owner asks the Veterinarian in Charge for an 
extension before the initial 15-day period expires, or the animals were 
sold for slaughter before the original 15-day period expires; and
    (2) The Veterinarian in Charge determines that extending the time 
limit will not adversely affect the Brucellosis Eradication Program.
    (d) The Administrator may extend the time limit beyond 30 days when 
unusual and unforeseen circumstances occur that prevent or hinder the 
destruction of the animals within 30 days, such as, but not limited to, 
floods, storms, or other Acts of God, which are beyond the control of 
the owner, or when destruction is delayed due to requirements of another 
Federal agency.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0185)