[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR309.3]



[Page 108-109]

 

                  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. 309.3  Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased and similar livestock.



    (a) Livestock found to be dead or in a dying condition on the 

premises of an official establishment shall be identified as U.S. 

Condemned and disposed of in accordance with Sec. 309.13.

    (b) Livestock plainly showing on ante-mortem inspection any disease 

or condition that, under part 311 of this subchapter, would cause 

condemnation of their carcasses on post-mortem inspection shall be 

identified as U.S. Condemned and disposed of in accordance with Sec. 

309.13.

    (c) Any swine having a temperature of 106 [deg]F. or higher and any 

cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, or other equines having a 

temperature of 105 [deg]F. or higher shall be identified as U.S. 

Condemned. In case of doubt as to the cause of the high temperature, or 

when for other reasons a Program employee deems such action warranted, 

any such livestock may be held for a reasonable time under the 

supervision of a Program employee for further observation and taking of 

temperature before final disposition of such livestock is determined. 

Any livestock so held shall be reinspected on the day it is slaughtered. 

If, upon such reinspection, or when not held for further observation and 

taking of temperature, then on the original inspection, the animal has a 

temperature of 106 [deg]F. or higher in the case of swine, or 105 

[deg]F. or higher in the case of other livestock, it shall be condemned 

and disposed of in accordance with Sec. 309.13.

    (d) Any livestock found in a comatose or semicomatose condition or 

affected with any condition not otherwise covered in this part, which 

would preclude release of the animal for



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slaughter for human food, shall be identified ``U.S. Condemned'' and 

disposed of in accordance with Sec. 309.13, except that such animal may 

be set apart and held for further observation or treatment under 

supervision of a Program employee or other official designated by the 

area supervisor and for final disposition in accordance with this part.

    (e) Non-ambulatory disabled cattle shall be condemned and disposed 

of in accordance with Sec. 309.13.



[35 FR 15563, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 69 FR 1873, Jan. 12, 2004]