[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR51.25]

[Page 163]
 
                  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. 51.25  Proof of destruction.

    The Veterinarian in Charge will accept any of the following 
documents as proof of destruction:
    (a) A postmortem report;
    (b) A meat inspection certification of slaughter;
    (c) A written statement by a State representative, APHIS 
representative, or accredited veterinarian attesting to the destruction 
of the animals;
    (d) A written, sworn statement by the owner or caretaker of the 
animal attesting to the destruction of the animals;
    (e) A permit (VS Form 1-27) consigning the animal from a farm or 
livestock market directly to a slaughter establishment; or
    (f) In unique situations where none of the documents listed above 
are available, other similarly reliable forms of proof of destruction.

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