[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

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[CITE: 9CFR309.4]



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                  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. 309.4  Livestock showing symptoms of certain metabolic, toxic, nervous, or circulatory disturbances, nutritional imbalances, or infectious or parasitic 

          diseases.



    (a) All livestock showing, on ante-mortem inspection, symptoms of 

anaplasmosis, ketosis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, parturient paresis, 

pseudorabies, rabies, scrapie, tetanus, grass tetany, transport tetany, 

strangles, purpura hemorrhagica, azoturia, infectious equine 

encephalomyelitis, toxic encephalomyelitis (forage poisoning), dourine, 

acute influenza, generalized osteoporosis, glanders (farcy), acute 

inflammatory lameness or extensive fistula shall be identified as U.S. 

Condemned and disposed of in accordance with Sec. 309.13.

    (b) If any equine is suspected on ante-mortem inspection of being 

infected with glanders or dourine, the nearest Veterinary Services unit 

of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service shall be so informed 

by a Program employee. Tests shall be performed by said unit to 

determine whether the animal is, in fact, infected with such disease. If 

it is found on such tests to be infected, the animal shall be disposed 

of in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section. Otherwise, the 

animal shall be identified as a U.S. Suspect and disposed of as provided 

in Sec. 311.10 of this subchapter.



[35 FR 15563, Oct. 3, 1970 as amended at 38 FR 29214, Oct. 23, 1973]