Sanitary Control of Animal Byproducts (Except Casings), and Hay and Straw, Offered for Entry into the United States (9 CFR 95.1-95.40)

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I (1–1–18 Edition) Pt. 95 PART 95—SANITARY CONTROL OF ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS (EXCEPT CASINGS), AND HAY AND STRAW, OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES Sec. 95.1 Definitions. 95.2 Region of origin. 95.3 Byproducts from diseased animals pro hibited. 95.4 Restrictions on the importation of processed animal protein, offal, tankage, fat, glands, certain tallow other than tal low derivatives, and serum due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. 95.5 Processed animal protein derived from ruminants. 95.6 Offal derived from bovines. 95.7 Collagen derived from bovines. 95.8 Tallow derived from bovines. 95.9 Derivatives of tallow derived from bo vines. 95.10 Dicalcium phosphate derived from bo vines. 95.11 Specified risk materials. 95.12 Blood and blood products derived from bovines. 95.13 Importation from regions of negligible risk for BSE of processed animal protein derived from animals other than ruminants. 95.14 Importation from regions of controlled risk or undetermined risk for BSE of processed animal protein derived from animals other than ruminants. 95.15 Transit shipment of articles. 95.16 Untanned hides and skins and bird tro phies; requirements for entry. 95.17 Untanned hides, skins, and bird tro phies; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.18 Wool, hair, and bristles; requirements for unrestricted entry. 95.19 Wool, hair, and bristles; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.20 Glue stock; requirements for unre stricted entry. 95.21 Glue stock; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.22 Bones, horns, and hoofs for trophies or museums; disinfected hoofs. 95.23 Bones, horns, and hoofs; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.24 Bone meal for use as fertilizer or as feed for domestic animals; requirements for entry. 95.25 Blood meal, tankage, meat meal, and similar products, for use as fertilizer or animal feed; requirements for entry. 95.26 Blood meal, blood albumin, intestines, and other animal byproducts for indus trial use; requirements for unrestricted entry. 95.27 Blood meal, blood albumin, intestines, and other animal byproducts for indus trial use; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.28 Glands, organs, ox gall, and like mate rials; requirements for unrestricted entry. 95.29 Glands, organs, ox gall, and like mate rials; importations permitted subject to restrictions. 95.30 Animal stomachs. 95.31 Animal manure. 95.32 Hay and straw; requirements for unre stricted entry. 95.33 Hay and straw; importations per mitted subject to restrictions. 95.34 Previously used meat covers; importa tions permitted subject to restrictions. 95.35 Methods for disinfection of hides, skins, and other materials. 95.36 Transportation of restricted import products; placarding cars and marking billing; unloading enroute. 95.37 Railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other means of conveyance, equip ment or containers, yards, and premises; cleaning and disinfection. 95.38 Regulations applicable to products from Territorial possessions. 95.39 Hay or straw and similar material from tick-infested areas. 95.40 Certification for certain materials. AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. SOURCE: 28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted. § 95.1 Definitions. Whenever in the regulations in this part the following words, names, or terms are used they shall be construed, respectively, to mean: Administrator means the Adminis trator, Animal and Plant Health In spection Service, or any individual au thorized to act for the Administrator. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) means the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agri culture. Animal byproducts means hides, skins, hair, wool, glue stock, bones, hoofs, horns, bone meal, hoof meal, horn meal, blood meal, meat meal, tankage, glands, organs, or other parts or prod ucts of ruminants and swine unsuitable for human consumption. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00616 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 607 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.1 Approved chlorinating equipment means equipment approved by Veteri nary Services as efficient for the dis infection of effluents against the con tagions of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. Approved establishment means an es tablishment approved by Veterinary Services for the receipt and handling of restricted import animal byproducts. Approved sewerage system means a drainage system equipped and operated so as to carry and dispose of sewage without endangering livestock through the contamination of streams or fields and approved by the Veterinary Serv ices. Approved warehouse means a ware house having facilities approved by Veterinary Services for the handling and storage, apart from other merchan dise, of restricted import products. Bird trophy. A carcass or part of a carcass of a wild bird taken as game during a hunting expedition for the purpose of processing into taxidermy mounts for personal exhibition. Blood meal means dried blood of ani mals. Bone meal means ground animal bones and hoof meal and horn meal. Bovine. Bos taurus, Bos indicus, and Bison bison. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) minimal-risk region. A region list ed in § 94.18(a)(3) of this subchapter. Department means the United States Department of Agriculture. Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services means the Deputy Adminis trator of Veterinary Services. Direct transloading. The transfer of cargo directly from one means of con veyance to another. Exporting region. A region from which shipments are sent to the United States. Glue stock means fleshings, hide cuttings and parings, tendons, or other collagenous parts of animal carcasses. Hay and straw means dried grasses, clovers, legumes, and similar materials or stalks or stems of various grains, such as barley, oats, rice, rye, and wheat. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Highly pathogenic avian influ enza is defined as follows: (1) Any influenza virus that kills at least 75 percent of eight 4- to 6-week old susceptible chickens within 10 days following intravenous inoculation with 0.2 mL of a 1:10 dilution of a bacteria free, infectious allantoic fluid or inocu lation of 10 susceptible 4- to 8-week-old chickens resulting in an intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) of greater than 1.2; (2) Any H5 or H7 virus that does not meet the criteria in paragraph (1) of this definition, but has an amino acid sequence at the haemagglutinin cleav age site that is compatible with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses; or (3) Any influenza virus that is not an H5 or H7 subtype and that kills one to five out of eight inoculated chickens and grows in cell culture in the absence of trypsin within 10 days. Inspector. Any individual authorized by the Administrator of APHIS or the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, to enforce the regulations in this part. Meat meal or tankage means the ren dered and dried carcasses or parts of the carcasses of animals. Offal. The inedible parts of a butch ered animal. Positive for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. A sheep or goat for which a diagnosis of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy has been made. Processed animal protein means meat meal, bone meal, meat and bone meal, blood meal, dried plasma and other blood products, hydrolyzed proteins, hoof meal, horn meal, poultry meal, feather meal, fish meal, and any other similar products. Region. Any defined geographic land area identifiable by geological, polit ical, or surveyed boundaries. A region may consist of any of the following: (1) A national entity (country); (2) Part of a national entity (zone, county, department, municipality, par ish, Province, State, etc.) (3) Parts of several national entities combined into an area; or (4) A group of national entities (coun tries) combined into a single area. Specified risk materials (SRMs) from re gions of controlled risk for BSE. Those VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00617 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 608 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.2 bovine parts considered to be at par ticular risk of containing the BSE agent in infected animals, as listed in the FSIS regulations at 9 CFR 310.22(a). Specified risk materials (SRMs) from re gions of undetermined risk for BSE. Those bovine parts considered to be at particular risk of containing the BSE agent in infected animals, as listed in the FSIS regulations at 9 CFR 310.22(a), except that the following bovine parts from regions of undetermined risk for BSE are considered SRMs if they are derived from bovines over 12 months of age: Brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum), and the dorsal root ganglia. Suspect for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. (1) A sheep or goat that has tested positive for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or for the proteinase resistant protein associated with a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, unless the animal is designated as positive for a trans missible spongiform encephalopathy; or (2) A sheep or goat that exhibits any of the following signs and that has been determined to be suspicious for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy by a veterinarian: Weight loss despite retention of appe tite; behavior abnormalities; pruritus (itching); wool pulling; biting at legs or side; lip smacking; motor abnormali ties such as incoordination, high step ping gait of forelimbs, bunny hop movement of rear legs, or swaying of back end; increased sensitivity to noise and sudden movement; tremor, ‘‘star gazing,’’ head pressing, recumbency, or other signs of neurological disease or chronic wasting. Tallow derivative. Any chemical ob tained through initial hydrolysis, sa ponification, or transesterification of tallow; chemical conversion of mate rial obtained by hydrolysis, saponifica tion, or transesterification may be ap plied to obtain the desired product. United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and all other territories and possessions of the United States. Veterinary Services means the Veteri nary Services unit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agri culture. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 56 FR 19796, Apr. 30, 1991; 56 FR 63869, Dec. 6, 1991; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997; 66 FR 42600, Aug. 14, 2001; 70 FR 551, Jan. 4, 2005; 70 FR 71218, Nov. 28, 2005; 74 FR 66226, Dec. 15, 2009; 78 FR 73001, Dec. 4, 2013; 79 FR 71007, Dec. 1, 2014] § 95.2 Region of origin. No products or materials specified in the regulations in this part shall be im ported unless there be shown upon the commercial invoice, or in some other manner satisfactory to the Deputy Ad ministrator, Veterinary Services, the name of the region of origin of such product or material: Provided, That the region of origin shall be construed to mean (a) in the case of an animal by product, the region in which such prod uct was taken from an animal or ani mals, and (b) in the case of other mate rials, the region in which such mate rials were produced. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997] § 95.3 Byproducts from diseased ani mals prohibited. The importation of any animal by product taken or removed from an ani mal affected with anthrax, foot-and mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, Newcastle disease, or rinder pest is prohibited. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 79 FR 71007, Dec. 1, 2014] § 95.4 Restrictions on the importation of processed animal protein, offal, tankage, fat, glands, certain tallow other than tallow derivatives, and serum due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section or in § 95.15, any of the materials listed in paragraph (b) of this section derived from animals, or products containing VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00618 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 609 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.4 such materials, are prohibited importa tion into the United States if para graph (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this sec tion applies: (1) The animals have been in any re gion listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section; (2) The materials have been stored, rendered, or otherwise processed in a region listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section; or (3) The materials have otherwise been associated with a facility in a re gion listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section. (4) Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bel gium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Republic of Ire land, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liech tenstein, Luxembourg, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Norway, Oman, the Nether lands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. (b) Restricted materials: (1) Processed animal protein, tankage, offal, and tal low other than tallow derivatives, un less in the opinion of the Adminis trator, the tallow cannot be used in feed; (2) Glands, unprocessed fat tissue, and blood and blood products; (3) Processed fats and oils, and de rivatives of processed animal protein, tankage, and offal; or (4) Derivatives of glands and blood and blood products. (c) The import prohibition in para graph (a) of this section does not apply if the following conditions are met prior to importation: (1) The material is derived from one of the following: (i) A nonruminant species and the material is not ineligible for importa tion under § 95.13 or § 95.14; (ii) Cervids or camelids; (iii) Bovines, and the material is not ineligible for importation under the conditions of § 95.5, § 95.6, § 95.7, § 95.8, § 95.9, § 95.10, or § 95.12; or (iv) Ovines or caprines that have never been in any region listed in para graph (a)(4) of this section. (2) In any region other than Canada that is listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, all steps of processing and storing the material are carried out in a facility that has not been used for the processing and storage of materials derived from ovines or caprines that have been in any region that is listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section. (3) In Canada, all steps of processing and storing the material are carried out in a facility that has not been used for the processing and storage of mate rials derived from ovines and caprines that have been in any region other than Canada that is listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section. (4) The facility demonstrates to APHIS that the materials intended for exportation to the United States were transported to and from the facility in a manner that would prevent cross contamination by or commingling with prohibited materials. (5) If the facility processes or handles any material derived from mammals, inspection of the facility for compli ance with the provisions of this section is conducted at least annually by a rep resentative of the government agency responsible for animal health in the re gion, unless the region chooses to have such inspection conducted by APHIS. If APHIS conducts the inspections re quired by this section, the facility has entered into a cooperative service agreement executed by the operator of the facility and APHIS. In accordance with the cooperative service agree ment, the facility must be current in paying all costs for a veterinarian of APHIS to inspect the facility (it is an ticipated that such inspections will occur approximately once per year), in cluding travel, salary, subsistence, ad ministrative overhead, and other inci dental expenses (including excess bag gage provisions up to 150 pounds). In addition, the facility must have on de posit with APHIS an unobligated amount equal to the cost for APHIS personnel to conduct one inspection. As funds from that amount are obli gated, a bill for costs incurred based on official accounting records will be issued to restore the deposit to the original level, revised as necessary to allow for inflation or other changes in VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00619 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 610 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.4 estimated costs. To be current, bills must be paid within 14 days of receipt. (6) The facility allows periodic APHIS inspection of its facilities, records, and operations. (7) Each shipment to the United States is accompanied by an original certificate signed by a full-time, sala ried veterinarian of the government agency responsible for animal health in the exporting region certifying that the conditions of paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this section have been met. (8) The person importing the ship ment has applied for and obtained from APHIS a United States Veterinary Per mit for Importation and Transpor tation of Controlled Materials and Or ganisms and Vectors by filing a permit application on VS Form 16–3. (VS Form 16–3 may be obtained from APHIS, Vet erinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/.) (d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section and in § 95.15, serum from ovines or caprines that have been in any region listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section is prohibited importa tion into the United States, except for scientific, educational, or research pur poses if the Administrator determines that the importation can be made under conditions that will prevent the introduction of BSE into the United States. Such serum must be accom panied by a permit issued by APHIS in accordance with § 104.4 of this chapter and must be moved and handled as specified on the permit. (e) The importation of serum albu min, serocolostrum, amniotic liquids or extracts, and placental liquids de rived from ovines or caprines that have been in any region listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, and collagen and collagen products that are derived from ovines or caprines and that would oth erwise be prohibited under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, is prohibited unless the following conditions have been met: (1) The article is imported for use as an ingredient in cosmetics; (2) The person importing the article has obtained a United States Veteri nary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors by filing a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (VS Form 16–3 may be obtained from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/.); and (3) The permit application states the intended use of the article and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. (f) Insulin otherwise prohibited under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be imported if the insulin is for the personal medical use of the person importing it and if the person import ing the shipment has applied for and obtained from APHIS a United States Veterinary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). The application for such a per mit must state the intended use of the insulin and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (f): Insulin that is not prohibited from importation under this para graph may be prohibited from importation under other Federal laws, including the Fed eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq. (g) Offal that is otherwise prohibited under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sec tion because it is derived from ovines or caprines that have been in a region listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section may be imported into the United States if the offal is derived from ovines or caprines from Canada that have not been in a region listed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section other than Canada, and the following condi tions are met: (1) The offal: (i) Is derived from ovines or caprines that were less than 12 months of age when slaughtered and that are from a VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00620 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 611 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.5 flock or herd subject to a ruminant feed ban equivalent to the require ments established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at 21 CFR 589.2000; (ii) Is not derived from ovines or caprines that have tested positive for or are suspect for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; (iii) Is not derived from animals that have resided in a flock or herd that has been diagnosed with BSE; and (iv) Is derived from ovines or caprines whose movement was not re stricted in the BSE minimal-risk re gion as a result of exposure to a trans missible spongiform encephalopathy. (2) Each shipment to the United States is accompanied by an original certificate signed by a full-time sala ried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian designated by the exporting region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the export ing region, representing that the vet erinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. The certificate must state that the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section have been met; and (3) The shipment, if arriving at a U.S. land border port, arrives at a port list ed in § 94.25(c) of this subchapter. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 0579–0015, 0579–0234, and 0579–0393) [78 FR 73001, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.5 Processed animal protein de rived from ruminants. The importation of ruminant-derived processed animal protein, or any com modities containing such products, is prohibited unless the conditions of this section are met: (a) The exporting region is a region of negligible risk for BSE; and (1) The product has not been commin gled or contaminated with ruminant meat-and-bone meal or greaves from a region of controlled or undetermined risk for BSE; and (2) The product must be derived from ruminants that were subject to a ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants if it is either: (i) Exported from a region of neg ligible risk for BSE in which there has been at least one indigenous case of BSE; or (ii) Derived from ruminants that were in a region of negligible risk for BSE in which there has been at least one indigenous case of BSE. (b) The exporting region is a region of controlled or undetermined risk, the product is ruminant-derived processed animal protein other than ruminant meat-and-bone meal or greaves, and it has been demonstrated that the prod uct has not been commingled or con taminated with ruminant meat-and bone meal or greaves from a controlled or undetermined risk region. (c) Each shipment to the United States is accompanied by an original certificate signed by a full-time sala ried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian designated by the national government of the export ing region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the na tional government of the exporting re gion, representing that the veteri narian issuing the certificate was au thorized to do so. The certificate must state the exporting region and that the requirements of this section, as appli cable, have been met. (d) The person importing the proc essed animal protein obtains a United States Veterinary Permit for Importa tion and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors by filing a permit application on VS Form 16–3. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electroni cally at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ animallhealth/permits/). The applica tion for such a permit must state the intended use of the processed animal protein and name and address of the consignee in the United States. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00621 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 612 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.6 § 95.6 Offal derived from bovines. Offal derived from bovines is prohib ited importation into the United States unless it meets the require ments for the importation of meat, meat products, and meat byproducts in either § 94.19, § 94.20, or § 94.21, with the exception of the requirements in § 94.19(c), § 94.20(b), and § 94.21(b), respec tively. The person importing the offal must obtain a United States Veteri nary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors by filing a permit application on VS Form 16–3. To apply for a permit, file a permit ap plication on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, Na tional Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). The application for such a per mit must state the intended use of the offal and name and address of the con signee in the United States. [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.7 Collagen derived from bovines. (a) The importation of collagen de rived from bovines is prohibited be cause of BSE unless: (1) The collagen meets the require ments of either paragraph (b), (c), or (d), as well as the requirements of para graph (e) of this section and all other applicable requirements of this part; or (2) The collagen is authorized impor tation under paragraph (f) of this sec tion and meets all other applicable re quirements of this part: (b) The collagen is derived from hides and skins, provided the collagen has not been commingled with materials ineligible for entry into the United States. (c) The collagen is derived from the bones of bovines that originated from a region of negligible risk for BSE. (d) The collagen is derived from the bones of bovines that originated from a region of controlled or undetermined risk for BSE and meets the require ments of paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(4) of this section: (1) The bones from which the col lagen was derived were derived from bovines that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection; (2) The bones from which the col lagen was derived did not include the skulls of bovines or the vertebral col umn of bovines 30 months of age or older; (3) The bones were subjected to a process that includes all of the fol lowing steps, or to a process at least as effective in reducing BSE infectivity: (i) Degreasing; (ii) Acid demineralization; (iii) Acid or alkaline treatment; (iv) Filtration; and (v) Sterilization at 138 °C (280.4 °F) or greater for a minimum of 4 seconds; and (4) The collagen has not been com mingled with materials ineligible for entry into the United States. (e) The collagen is accompanied to the United States by an original cer tificate signed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national gov ernment of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian designated by the national government of the export ing region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the na tional government of the exporting re gion, representing that the veteri narian issuing the certificate was au thorized to do so. The certificate must state that the requirements of para graph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, as applicable, have been met and, for col lagen other than that described in paragraph (b) of this section, must in dicate the BSE risk classification of the exporting region. (f) The Administrator determines that the collagen will not come into contact with ruminants in the United States and can be imported under con ditions that will prevent the introduc tion of BSE into the United States, and the person importing the collagen has obtained a United States Veterinary Permit for Importation and Transpor tation of Controlled Materials and Or ganisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Vet erinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00622 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 613 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.9 www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). The application for such a per mit must state the intended use of the collagen and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.8 Tallow derived from bovines. (a) The importation of bovine-derived tallow is prohibited unless: (1) The requirements of either para graph (b), (c), or (d), as well as the re quirements of paragraph (e) of this sec tion are met; or (2) The requirements of paragraph (f) of this section are met. (b) The tallow is composed of a max imum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15 percent in weight; or (c) The tallow originates from a re gion of negligible risk for BSE; or (d) The tallow originates from a re gion of controlled risk for BSE, is de rived from bovines that have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspec tions, and has not been prepared using SRMs as defined for regions of con trolled risk for BSE in § 92.1 of this sub chapter. (e) The tallow is accompanied to the United States by an original certificate signed by a full-time salaried veteri nary officer of the national govern ment of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian designated by the na tional government of the exporting re gion and endorsed by a full-time sala ried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. The certificate must state that the requirements of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, as applicable, have been met and, for tallow other than that described in paragraph (b) of this section, must indicate the BSE risk classification of the exporting re gion. (f) The Administrator determines that the tallow will not come into con tact with ruminants in the United States and can be imported under con ditions that will prevent the introduc tion of BSE into the United States, and the person importing the tallow has ob tained a United States Veterinary Per mit for Importation and Transpor tation of Controlled Materials and Or ganisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Vet erinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). The application for such a per mit must state the intended use of the tallow and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.9 Derivatives of tallow derived from bovines. (a) The importation of derivatives of tallow from bovines is prohibited un less the commodity meets the condi tions of either paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section as well as paragraph (f) of this section, or, alternatively, meets the conditions of paragraph (g) of this section. (b) The commodity meets the defini tion of tallow derivative in § 95.1. (c) The derivative is from tallow composed of a maximum level of insol uble impurities of 0.15 percent in weight. (d) The derivative is from tallow that originates from a region of negligible risk for BSE. (e) The derivative is from tallow that originates from a region of controlled risk for BSE, is derived from bovines that have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections, and does not contain SRMs as defined for regions of controlled risk for BSE in § 92.1 of this subchapter. (f) The tallow derivative is accom panied to the United States by an original certificate signed by a full time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian des ignated by the national government of the exporting region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the export ing region, representing that the vet erinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. The certificate VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00623 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 614 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.10 must state that the requirements of paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this sec tion, as applicable, have been met and, for tallow derivatives other than those described in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, must indicate the BSE risk classification of the exporting region. (g) The Administrator determines that the tallow derivative will not come into contact with ruminants in the United States and can be imported under conditions that will prevent the introduction of BSE into the United States, and the person importing the tallow derivative has obtained a United States Veterinary Permit for Importa tion and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit ap plication on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, Na tional Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). The application for such a per mit must state the intended use of the tallow derivative and the name and ad dress of the consignee in the United States. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.10 Dicalcium phosphate derived from bovines. (a) The importation of dicalcium phosphate derived from bovines is pro hibited unless: (1) The requirements of either para graph (b), (c), or (d) and the require ments of paragraph (e) of this section are met; or (2) The requirements of paragraph (f) of this section are met. (b) The dicalcium phosphate contains no trace of protein or fat; or (c) The dicalcium phosphate origi nates from a region of negligible risk for BSE; or (d) The dicalcium phosphate origi nates from a region of controlled risk for BSE, is derived from bovines that have passed ante-mortem and post mortem inspections, and does not con tain SRMs as defined for regions of controlled risk for BSE in § 92.1 of this subchapter. (e) The dicalcium phosphate is ac companied by an original certificate signed by a full-time salaried veteri nary officer of the national govern ment of the exporting region, or issued by a veterinarian designated by the na tional government of the exporting re gion and endorsed by a full-time sala ried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. The certificate must indicate the BSE risk classification of the ex porting region and state that the re quirements of paragraph (b) (c), or (d) of this section, as applicable, have been met. (f) The Administrator determines that the dicalcium phosphate will not come into contact with ruminants in the United States and can be imported under conditions that will prevent the introduction of BSE into the United States, and the person importing the dicalcium phosphate has obtained a United States Veterinary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electroni cally at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ animallhealth/permits/). The applica tion for such a permit must state the intended use of the dicalcium phos phate and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.11 Specified risk materials. Notwithstanding any other provi sions of this part, the importation of specified risk materials from con trolled-risk regions or undetermined risk regions for BSE, and any commod ities containing such materials, is pro hibited, unless the Administrator de termines that the materials or other commodities will not come into con tact with ruminants in the United VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00624 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 615 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.13 States and can be imported under con ditions that will prevent the introduc tion of BSE into the United States, and the person importing the materials or other commodities has obtained a United States Veterinary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electroni cally at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ animallhealth/permits/). The applica tion for such a permit must state the intended use of the materials and other commodities and the name and address of the consignee in the United States. [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.12 Blood and blood products de rived from bovines. The importation of bovine blood and products derived from bovine blood is prohibited unless the following condi tions and the conditions of all other applicable parts of this chapter are met: (a) For blood collected at slaughter and for products derived from blood collected at slaughter: (1) The blood was collected in a hygi enic manner, as determined by the Ad ministrator, that prevents contamina tion of the blood with SRMs; and (2) The slaughtered animal passed ante-mortem inspection and was not subjected to a pithing process or to a stunning process with a device inject ing compressed air or gas into the cra nial cavity. (b) For blood collected from live donor bovines and for products derived from blood collected from live donor bovines: (1) The blood was collected in a hygi enic manner, as determined by the Ad ministrator, that prevents contamina tion of the blood with SRMs; and (2) The donor animal was free of clin ical signs of disease. (c) The blood and blood products are accompanied to the United States by an original certificate that states that the conditions of this section have been met. The certificate must be issued by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the ex porting region, or issued by a veteri narian designated by the national gov ernment of the exporting region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veteri nary officer of the exporting region, representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.13 Importation from regions of negligible risk for BSE of processed animal protein derived from ani mals other than ruminants. The importation from regions of neg ligible risk for BSE of processed ani mal protein derived from animals other than ruminants is prohibited importa tion into the United States unless the following conditions are met: (a) The processed animal protein is not prohibited importation under § 95.4; (b) The processed animal protein im ported into the United States in ac cordance with this section is accom panied by an original certificate signed by a full-time salaried veterinary offi cer of the national government of the exporting region, or issued by a veteri narian designated by the national gov ernment of the exporting region and endorsed by a full-time salaried veteri nary officer of the national govern ment of the exporting region, rep resenting that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so, that indicates that the material is de rived from animals other than ruminants. (c) The person importing the ship ment has applied for and obtained from APHIS a United States Veterinary Per mit for Importation and Transpor tation of Controlled Materials and Or ganisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Vet erinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00625 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 616 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.14 www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.14 Importation from regions of controlled risk or undetermined risk for BSE of processed animal protein derived from animals other than ruminants. The importation from regions of con trolled risk or undetermined risk for BSE of processed animal protein de rived from animals other than ruminants is prohibited importation into the United States unless the fol lowing conditions are met: (a) The processed animal protein is not prohibited importation under § 95.4; (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the processed ani mal protein does not contain and was not commingled with material derived from ruminants originating in a BSE controlled- or undetermined-risk re gion; (c) For blood meal, blood plasma, and other blood products, the material does not contain and was not commingled with ruminant blood or blood products prohibited importation into the United States under this part. (d) Inspection of the facility for com pliance with the provisions of this sec tion is conducted at least annually by a competent authority of the govern ment agency responsible for animal health in the region, unless the region chooses to have such inspections con ducted by APHIS. The inspections must verify either that: (1) All steps of processing and storing the material are carried out in a facil ity that has not been used for the proc essing or storage of materials derived from ruminants originating in a BSE controlled- or undetermined-risk re gion; or (2) The material is produced in a manner that prevents contamination of the processed animal protein with ma terials prohibited importation into the United States. (e) If APHIS conducts the inspections required by paragraph (d) of this sec tion, the facility has entered into a co operative service agreement executed by the operator of the facility and APHIS. In accordance with the cooper ative service agreement, the facility must be current in paying all costs for a veterinarian of APHIS to inspect the facility (it is anticipated that such in spections will occur approximately once per year), including travel, salary, subsistence, administrative overhead, and other incidental expenses (includ ing excess baggage provisions up to 150 pounds). In addition, the facility must have on deposit with APHIS an unobli gated amount equal to the cost for APHIS personnel to conduct one in spection. As funds from that amount are obligated, a bill for costs incurred based on official accounting records will be issued to restore the deposit to the original level, revised as necessary to allow for inflation or other changes in estimated costs. To be current, bills must be paid within 14 days of receipt. (f) The facility allows periodic APHIS inspection of its facilities, records, and operations. (g) The processed animal protein im ported into the United States in ac cordance with this section is accom panied by an original certificate signed by a full-time, salaried veterinary offi cer of the national government of the exporting region, or issued by a veteri narian designated by the national gov ernment of the exporting region and endorsed by a full-time, salaried veteri nary officer of the national govern ment of the exporting region, rep resenting that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so, that states that the processed animal protein is not of ruminant origin and that conditions of this section have been met. (h) The person importing the ship ment has applied for and obtained from APHIS a United States Veterinary Per mit for Importation and Transpor tation of Controlled Materials and Or ganisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Vet erinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00626 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 617 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.16 1 The importation of bird trophies is also subject to restrictions under § 95.17. www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0393) [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.15 Transit shipment of articles. Articles that are otherwise prohib ited importation into the United States in accordance with §§ 95.4 through 95.14 may transit air and ocean ports in the United States for imme diate export if the conditions of para graphs (a) through (c) of this section are met. Articles are eligible to transit the United States by overland trans portation if the requirements of para graphs (a) through (e) of this section are met. (a) The articles must be sealed in leakproof containers bearing serial numbers during transit. Each con tainer must remain sealed during the entire time that it is in the United States. (b) Before such transit, the person moving the articles must notify, in writing, the inspector at both the place in the United States where the articles will arrive and the port of export. The notification must include the: (1) Times and dates of arrival in the United States; (2) Times and dates of exportation from the United States; and (3) Serial numbers of the sealed con tainers. (c) The articles must transit the United States under Customs bond. (d) The person moving the articles must obtain a United States Veteri nary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors. To apply for a permit, file a permit application on VS Form 16–3 (available from APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, or electronically at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animallhealth/per mits/). (e) The commodities must be eligible to enter the United States in accord ance with §§ 95.4 through 95.14 and must be accompanied by the certification re quired by that section. Additionally, the following conditions must be met: (1) The shipment must be exported from the United States within 7 days of its entry; (2) The commodities may not be transloaded while in the United States, except for direct transloading under the supervision of an authorized in spector, who must break the seals of the national government of the export ing region on the means of conveyance that carried the commodities into the United States and seal the means of conveyance that will carry the com modities out of the United States with seals of the U.S. Government; and (3) A copy of the import permit re quired under paragraph (d) of this sec tion must be presented to the inspector at the port of arrival and the port of export in the United States. [78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.16 Untanned hides and skins and bird trophies; requirements for entry. Untanned hides and skins and bird trophies 1 may be imported into the United States if they meet the require ments of this section. Except for rumi nant hides or skins from Mexico, untanned hides and skins and bird tro phies may also be imported if handled at an approved establishment as set forth in § 95.17. (a) Untanned hides and skins. (1) Ex cept for ruminant hides or skins from Mexico, any untanned hides or skins of ruminants from regions free of foot and-mouth disease and rinderpest and any untanned hides or skins of swine from regions free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, and African swine fever may be imported without further restriction. (2) Untanned ruminant hides or skins may be imported from any region with out other restriction if an inspector de termines, based on inspection and upon examination of a shipper or importer certificate, that they are hard dried hides or skins. (3) Except for ruminant hides or skins from Mexico, untanned abattoir hides or skins of ruminants may be im ported from any region without other VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00627 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 618 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.17 2 Names of these regions will be furnished upon request to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Na tional Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1231. restriction if the following require ments are met: (i) The ruminants from which the hides or skins were taken have been slaughtered under national government inspection in a region 2 and in an abat toir in which is maintained an inspec tion service that meets the require ments and has been approved pursuant to part 327 of this title; and (ii) The hides or skins are accom panied by a certificate bearing the seal of the proper department of that na tional government and signed by an of ficial veterinary inspector of the re gion in which the ruminants were slaughtered. The certificate must state that the hides or skins were taken from ruminants slaughtered in an abat toir that meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section and that the hides or skins are free from anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and rinderpest. (4) Untanned ruminant hides or skins from any region may be imported with out other restriction if an inspector de termines, based on inspection and upon examination of a shipper or importer certificate, that they have been pickled in a solution of salt containing mineral acid and packed in barrels, casks, or tight cases while still wet with such so lution. The solution must be deter mined by the inspector to have a pH of less than or equal to 5. (5) Untanned ruminant hides or skins from any region may be imported with out other restriction if an inspector de termines, based on inspection and upon examination of a shipper or importer certificate, that they have been treated with lime in such manner and for such period as to have obviously been proc essed, to have become dehaired, and to have reached the stage of preparation for immediate manufacture into prod ucts ordinarily made from rawhide. (b) Ruminant hides and skins from Mexico. Ruminant hides and skins from Mexico may enter the United States without other restriction if: (1) They are free of ticks and have been subjected to any one of the treat ments specified in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section; or (2) They are inspected and found to have been frozen solid for 24 hours by an inspector and are accompanied by a certificate attesting to that fact issued by the shipper or importer that is re viewed by the inspector, and are free from ticks; or (3) They are free from ticks and are accompanied by a certificate issued by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the Government of Mexico stating that they have been treated with an acaricide; or (4) They are bovine hides taken from cattle that were subjected to a ticki cidal dip in one of the permitted dips listed in § 72.13(b) of this chapter at a Mexican facility 7 to 12 days prior to slaughter, and are free from ticks. (c) Bird trophies. Bird trophies from regions designated in § 94.6 of this sub chapter as free of Newcastle disease and free of HPAI may be imported without further restriction if accom panied by a certificate of origin issued by the national government of the re gion of export. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 0579–0015 and 0579–0307) [74 FR 66226, Dec. 15, 2009, as amended at 76 FR 28887, May 19, 2011; 78 FR 19085, Mar. 29, 2013. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73006, Dec. 4, 2013; 79 FR 71007, Dec. 1, 2014] § 95.17 Untanned hides, skins, and bird trophies; importations permitted subject to restrictions. Except for ruminant hides or skins from Mexico, hides or skins or bird tro phies offered for importation which do not meet the conditions or require ments of § 95.16 shall be handled and treated in the following manner after arrival at the port of entry: (a) They shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an ap proved establishment and shall be sub ject to disinfection by such method or methods as the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services may prescribe un less the said establishment discharges drainage into an approved sewerage system or has an approved chlorinating VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00628 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 619 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.18 3 See footnote 2 in § 95.16. equipment adequate for the proper dis infection of effluents: Provided, how ever, That upon permission of the Dep uty Administrator, Veterinary Serv ices such hides or skins or bird trophies may be stored for a temporary period in approved warehouses under bond, and under the supervision of an inspec tor: And provided further, That I. T. or inbound shipments of hides or skins or bird trophies may go forward under customs seals from a coast or border port of arrival, with the approval of an inspector at said port, to another port in the United States for consumption entry subject to the other provisions of this section. (b) They shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in case of I. T. or in-bound shipments, from the interior port to the approved establishment in cars or trucks or in vessel compartments with no other ma terials contained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services so to do, or without sealing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases or casks acceptable to the inspector in charge at the port of entry. (c) They shall be handled at the ap proved establishment under the direc tion of an inspector in a manner ap proved by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services to guard against the dissemination of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, highly pathogenic avian influ enza, and Newcastle disease. They shall not be removed therefrom except upon special permission of the Deputy Ad ministrator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the condi tions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said hides and skins or bird trophies from the port of arrival to the said estab lishment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994; 74 FR 66227, Dec. 15, 2009; 76 FR 28887, May 19, 2011; 78 FR 19085, Mar. 29, 2013. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73006, Dec. 4, 2013; 79 FR 71007, Dec. 1, 2014] § 95.18 Wool, hair, and bristles; re quirements for unrestricted entry. Wool, hair, or bristles derived from ruminants and/or swine which do not meet the conditions or requirements specified in any one of paragraphs (a) to (d) of this section shall not be im ported except subject to handling and treatment in accordance with § 95.19 after their arrival at the port of entry: Provided, however, That no bloodstained wool, hair, or bristles shall be imported under any condition: (a) Such wool, hair, or bristles may be imported without other restriction if originating in and shipped directly from a region not declared by the Sec retary of Agriculture to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease or rinder pest. (b) Wool or hair clipped from live ani mals or pulled wool or hair may be im ported without other restriction if the said wool or hair is reasonably free from animal manure in the form of dung locks or otherwise. (c) Wool, hair, or bristles taken from sheep, goats, cattle, or swine, when such animals have been slaughtered under national government inspection in a region 3 and in an abattoir in which is maintained an inspection service determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be adequate to assure that such materials have been removed from animals found at time of slaugh ter to be free from anthrax, foot-and mouth disease, and rinderpest, and to assure further the identity of such ma terials until loaded upon the trans porting vessel, may be imported with out other restriction if accompanied by a certificate bearing the seal of the proper department of said national government and signed by an official veterinary inspector of such region showing that the therein described wool, hair, or bristles were taken from animals slaughtered in such specified abattoir and found free from anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and rinderpest. (d) Wool, hair, or bristles which have been scoured, thoroughly washed, or VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00629 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 620 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.19 4 See footnote 2 in § 95.16. dyed may be imported without other restriction. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 48 FR 57472, Dec. 30, 1983; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997; 74 FR 66226, Dec. 15, 2009. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73006, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.19 Wool, hair, and bristles; impor tations permitted subject to restric tions. Wool, hair, or bristles offered for im portation which do not meet the condi tions or requirements of § 95.18 shall be handled and treated in the following manner after arrival at the port of entry: (a) Such wool, hair, or bristles shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an approved estab lishment: Provided, however, That upon permission by the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services such wool, hair, or bristles may be stored for a temporary period in approved ware houses under bond and under the super vision of an inspector: And provided fur ther, That I. T. on in-bond shipments of wool, hair, or bristles may go forward under customs seals from a coast or border port of arrival, with the ap proval of an inspector at said port, to another port for consumption entry, subject to the other provisions of this section. (b) Such wool, hair, or bristles shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in the case of I. T. or in bond shipments, from the interior port to the establishment in cars or trucks or in vessel compartments with no other materials contained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by in spectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services so to do, or without sealing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases acceptable to an inspector. (c) Such wool, hair, or bristles shall be handled at the establishment under the direction of an inspector in a man ner approved by the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services to guard against the dissemination of foot-and mouth disease and rinderpest. Such products shall not be removed there from except upon special permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said wool, hair, or bristles from the port of arrival to the said establish ment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.20 Glue stock; requirements for unrestricted entry. Glue stock which does not meet the conditions or requirements specified in any one of paragraphs (a) to (c) of this section shall not be imported except subject to handling and treatment in accordance with § 95.21 after arrival at the port of entry: (a) Glue stock originating in and shipped directly from a region not de clared by the Secretary of Agriculture to be infected with foot-and-mouth dis ease or rinderpest may be imported without other restriction. (b) Glue stock may be imported with out other restriction if found upon in spection by an inspector, or by certifi cate of the shipper or importer satis factory to said inspector, to have been properly treated by acidulation or by soaking in milk of lime or a lime paste; or to have been dried so as to render each piece of the hardness of a sun dried hide. (c) Glue stock taken from cattle, sheep, goats, or swine slaughtered under national government inspection in a region 4 and in an abattoir in which is maintained an inspection service determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be adequate to assure that such materials have been removed from animals found at time of slaugh ter to be free from anthrax, foot-and mouth disease, and rinderpest, and to assure further the identity of such ma terials until loaded upon the trans porting vessel, may be imported with out other restriction if accompanied by a certificate bearing the seal of the proper department of said national VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00630 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 621 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.22 government and signed by an official veterinary inspector of such region showing that the therein described glue stock was taken from animals slaugh tered in such specified abattoir and found free from anthrax foot-and mouth disease, and rinderpest. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 48 FR 57472, Dec. 30, 1983; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997; 74 FR 66226, Dec. 15, 2009. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.21 Glue stock; importations per mitted subject to restrictions. Glue stock offered for importation which does not meet the conditions or requirements of § 95.20 shall be handled and treated in the following manner after arrival at the port of entry: (a) It shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an ap proved establishment and shall be sub ject to disinfection by such method or methods as the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services may prescribe un less the said establishment discharges drainage into an approved sewerage system or has an approved chlorinating equipment adequate for the proper dis infection of effluents: Provided, how ever, That upon permission by the Dep uty Administrator, Veterinary Serv ices glue stock may be stored for a temporary period in approved ware houses under bond and under the super vision of an inspector: And provided fur ther, That I. T. or in-bond shipments of glue stock may go forward under cus toms seals from a coast or border port of arrival with the approval of an in spector at said port to another port for consumption entry, subject, after ar rival at the latter port, to the other provisions of this section. (b) It shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in case of I. T. or in-bond shipments, from the in terior port to the establishment in cars or trucks or in vessel compartments with no other materials contained therein, sealed with seals of the De partment, which shall not be broken except by inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services so to do, or without sealing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases or casks acceptable to an inspec tor at port of entry. (c) It shall be handled at the estab lishment under the direction of an in spector in a manner approved by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services to guard against the dissemi nation of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. It shall not be removed therefrom except upon special permis sion of the Deputy Administrator, Vet erinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and require ments of this section relative to the movement of the said glue stock from the port of arrival to the said estab lishment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.22 Bones, horns, and hoofs for tro phies or museums; disinfected hoofs. (a) Clean, dry bones, horns, and hoofs, that are free from undried pieces of hide, flesh, and sinew and are offered for entry as trophies or for consign ment to museums may be imported without other restrictions. (b) Clean, dry hoofs disinfected in the region of origin may be imported with out other restrictions if the following conditions are met: (1) The hoofs have been disinfected using one of the following methods: (i) Dry heat at 180 °F (82.2 °C) for 30 minutes; (ii) Soaking in boiling water for 20 minutes; (iii) Soaking in a 0.1 percent chlorine bleach solution for 2 hours; (iv) Soaking in a 5 percent acetic acid solution for 2 hours; or (v) Soaking in a 5 percent hydrogen peroxide solution for 2 hours. (2) The hoofs are accompanied by a certificate issued by the national gov ernment of the region of origin and signed by an official veterinary inspec tor of that region stating that the VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00631 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 622 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.23 hoofs have been disinfected and de scribing the manner in which the dis infection was accomplished. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 9400, Feb. 28, 1994; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.23 Bones, horns, and hoofs; impor tations permitted subject to restric tions. Bones, horns, and hoofs offered for importation which do not meet the conditions or requirements of § 95.22 shall be handled and treated in the fol lowing manner after arrival at the port of entry: (a) They shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an ap proved establishment having facilities for their disinfection or their conver sion into products customarily made from bones, horns, or hoofs: Provided, however, That I. T. or in-bond ship ments of bones, horns, or hoofs may go forward under customs seals from a coast or border port of arrival, with the approval of an inspector at said port, to another port for consumption entry subject to the other provisions of this section. (b) They shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in case of I. T. or in-bond shipments, from the interior port to the establishment in cars or trucks with no other mate rials contained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services so to do, or without sealing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases or casks acceptable to an inspector at the port of entry. (c) They shall be handled at the es tablishment under the direction of an inspector in a manner to guard against the dissemination of anthrax, foot-and mouth disease, rinderpest, highly path ogenic avian influenza, and Newcastle disease, and the bags, burlap, or other containers thereof, before leaving the establishment, shall be disinfected by heat or otherwise, as directed by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services or burned at the establish ment. They shall not be removed there from except upon special permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said bones, horns, and hoofs. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013; 79 FR 71007, Dec. 1, 2014] § 95.24 Bone meal for use as fertilizer or as feed for domestic animals; re quirements for entry. Steamed or degelatinized or special steamed bone meal, which, in the nor mal process of manufacture, has been prepared by heating bone under a min imum of 20 pounds steam pressure for at least one hour at a temperature of not less than 250 °Fahrenheit (121 °Centigrade), may be imported without further restrictions for use as fertilizer or as feed for domestic animals if such products are free from pieces of bone, hide, flesh, and sinew and contain no more than traces of hair and wool. Bone meal for use as fertilizer or as feed for domestic animals which does not meet these requirements will not be eligible for entry. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.25 Blood meal, tankage, meat meal, and similar products, for use as fertilizer or animal feed; require ments for entry. Dried blood or blood meal, lungs or other organs, tankage, meat meal, wool waste, wool manure, and similar products, for use as fertilizer or as feed for domestic animals, shall not be im ported except subject to handling and treatment in accordance with para graphs (a), (b), and (c) of § 95.27, unless: (a) Such products originated in and were shipped directly from a region not declared by the Secretary of Agri culture to be infected with foot-and mouth disease or rinderpest; or (b) The inspector at the port of entry finds that such products have been fully processed by tanking under live steam or by dry rendering. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00632 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 623 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.29 § 95.26 Blood meal, blood albumin, in testines, and other animal byprod ucts for industrial use; require ments for unrestricted entry. Blood meal, blood albumin, bone meal, intestines, or other animal mate rials intended for use in the industrial arts shall not be imported except sub ject to handling and treatment in ac cordance with § 95.27, unless such prod ucts originated in and were shipped di rectly from a region not declared by the Secretary of Agriculture to be in fected with foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.27 Blood meal, blood albumin, in testines, and other animal byprod ucts for industrial use; importations permitted subject to restrictions. Blood meal, blood albumin, bone meal, intestines, or other animal mate rials intended for use in the industrial arts, which do not meet the conditions or requirements of § 95.26 shall be han dled and treated in the following man ner after arrival at the port of entry. (a) They shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an ap proved establishment: Provided, how ever, That upon permission by the Dep uty Administrator, Veterinary Serv ices they may be stored for a tem porary period in approved warehouses under bond and under the supervision of an inspector: And provided further, That I. T. or in-bond shipments of such products may go forward under cus toms seals from a coast or border port of arrival, with the approval of an in spector at said port, to another port of consumption entry, subject after ar rival at the latter port to the other provisions of this section. (b) They shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in the case of I. T. or in-bond shipments, from the interior port to the establish ment in cars or trucks or in vessel compartments with no other materials contained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by Veterinary Services inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Administrator, Veteri nary Services so to do, or without seal ing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases or casks ac ceptable to an inspector at the port of entry. (c) They shall be handled at the es tablishment under the direction of an inspector in a manner to guard against the dissemination of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. They shall not be removed therefrom except upon spe cial permission of the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said products from the port of arrival to the said es tablishment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.28 Glands, organs, ox gall, and like materials; requirements for unre stricted entry. Glands, organs, ox gall or bile, bone marrow, and various like materials de rived from domestic ruminants or swine, intended for use in the manufac ture of pharmaceutical products shall not be imported except subject to han dling and treatment in accordance with § 95.29, unless such glands, organs, or materials originated in and were shipped directly from a region not de clared by the Secretary of Agriculture to be infected with foot-and-mouth dis ease or rinderpest. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.29 Glands, organs, ox gall, and like materials; importations permitted subject to restrictions. Glands, organs, ox gall or bile, bone marrow, and various like materials de rived from domestic ruminants or swine, which do not meet the require ments of § 95.28 may be imported for pharmaceutical purposes if in tight containers and consigned to an ap proved establishment: Provided, how ever, That upon special permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00633 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 624 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.30 Services they may be stored for a tem porary period in approved warehouses under bond and under the supervision of an inspector. They shall be handled and processed at the said establish ment in a manner approved by the Dep uty Administrator, Veterinary Serv ices and the containers shall be de stroyed or disinfected as prescribed by him. They shall not be removed there from except upon special permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said glands, organs, ox gall, and like materials from the port of arrival to the said establishment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.30 Animal stomachs. Stomachs or portions of the stom achs of ruminants or swine, other than those imported for food purposes under the meat-inspection regulations of the Department, shall not be imported without permission from the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. Importations permitted shall be sub ject to such restrictions as the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services may deem necessary in each instance. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.31 Animal manure. Manure of horses, cattle, sheep, other ruminants, and swine shall not be im ported except upon permission from the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. Importations permitted shall be subject to such restrictions as he may deem necessary in each instance: Provided, however, That manure pro duced by animals while in transit to the United States shall be subject only to the requirements of the Department regulations governing the importation of domestic livestock and other ani mals. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.32 Hay and straw; requirements for unrestricted entry. Except as provided in § 95.39, hay or straw shall not be imported except sub ject to handling and treatment in ac cordance with § 95.33 after arrival at the port of entry, unless such hay or straw originated in and was shipped di rectly from a region not declared by the Secretary of Agriculture to be in fected with foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.33 Hay and straw; importations permitted subject to restrictions. Except as provided in § 95.39, hay or straw which does not meet the condi tions or requirements of § 95.32 shall be handled and treated in the following manner upon arrival at the port of entry: (a) Hay or straw packing materials shall be burned or disinfected at the ex pense of the importer or consignee in the manner and at the time directed by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. (b) Hay or straw for use as feeding material, bedding, or similar purposes shall be stored and held in quarantine for a period of not less than 90 days in an approved warehouse at the port of entry and shall be otherwise handled as directed by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.34 Previously used meat covers; importations permitted subject to restrictions. Cloth or burlap which has been used to cover fresh or frozen meats origi nating in any region designated in § 94.1 of this subchapter as a region in which rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00634 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 625 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.36 exists, shall not be imported except under the following conditions: (a) The cloth or burlap shall be con signed from the coast or border port of arrival to an establishment specifically approved for the purpose by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. (b) The cloth or burlap shall be im mediately moved from the coast or border port of arrival, or in case of I. T. or in-bond shipments from the interior port, to the establishment, in railroad cars or trucks, or in vessel compart ments, with no other material con tained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services: Provided, however, That upon permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, such cloth or burlap may be stored for a temporary period in ap proved warehouses at the port of ar rival under bond and under the super vision of an inspector. (c) The material shall be disinfected and otherwise handled at the establish ment under the direction of an inspec tor in a manner approved by the Dep uty Administrator, Veterinary Serv ices to guard against the dissemination of foot-and-mouth disease and rinder pest, and the material shall not be re moved therefrom, except upon special permission of the Deputy Adminis trator, Veterinary Services, until all of the conditions and requirements of this section have been complied with. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994; 62 FR 56024, Oct. 28, 1997. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.35 Methods for disinfection of hides, skins, and other materials. Hides, skins, and other materials re quired by the regulations in this part to be disinfected shall be subjected to disinfection by methods found satisfac tory and approved from time to time by the Deputy Administrator, Veteri nary Services. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.36 Transportation of restricted im port products; placarding cars and marking billing; unloading enroute. (a) Transportation companies or other operators of cars, trucks or other vehicles carrying import products or materials moving under restriction, other than those in tight cases or casks, shall affix to and maintain on both sides of all such vehicles durable placards not less than 51⁄2 by 6 inches in size, on which shall be printed with permanent black ink and in boldface letters not less than 11⁄2 inches in height the words ‘‘Restricted import product.’’ These placards shall also bear the words ‘‘Clean and disinfect this car or truck.’’ Each of the way bills, conductors’ manifests, memo randa, and bills of lading pertaining to such shipments shall have the words ‘‘Restricted import product, clean and disinfect car or truck,’’ plainly written or stamped upon its face. If for any rea son the placards required by this sec tion have not been affixed to each car, or the billing has not been marked by the initial or the connecting carrier, or the placards have been removed, de stroyed, or rendered illegible, the plac ards shall be immediately affixed or re placed and the billing marked by the initial or connecting carrier, the inten tion being that the billing accom panying the shipment shall be marked and each car, truck or other vehicle placarded as specified in this section from the time such shipment leaves the port of entry until it is unloaded at final destination and the cars, trucks or other vehicles are cleaned and dis infected as required by § 95.37. (b) If it is necessary to unload enroute any of the materials or prod ucts transported in a placarded car, truck or other vehicle as provided in this section, the car, truck or other ve hicle from which the transfer is made and any part of the premises in or upon which the product or material may have been placed in the course of un loading or reloading shall be cleaned and disinfected by the carrier, in ac cordance with the provisions of § 95.37, and the said carrier shall immediately report the matter, by telegraph, to the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Washington, DC 20251. Such VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00635 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 626 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) § 95.37 report shall include the following in formation: Nature of emergency; place where product or material was un loaded; original points of shipment and destination; number and materials of the original car or truck; and number and initials of the car, truck or other vehicle into which the product or ma terial is reloaded in case the original car or truck is not used. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0015) [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 48 FR 57472, Dec. 30, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.37 Railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other means of convey ance, equipment or containers, yards, and premises; cleaning and disinfection. Railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other means of conveyance, equip ment or containers, yards, and prem ises which have been used in the trans portation, handling, or storing of re stricted import products or materials, other than those contained in leak proof cases or casks, shall be cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant ap proved for use in this part under the supervision of the division at the time and in the manner provided in this sec tion. Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, such railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other means of conveyance, equipment or con tainers, shall not be moved in inter state or foreign commerce until they have been so treated. (a) Cars to be cleaned and disinfected by final carrier at destination. Cars re quired by this part to be cleaned and disinfected shall be so treated by the final carrier at destination as soon as possible after unloading and before the same are moved from such final des tination for any purpose: Provided, however, That when the products or materials are destined to points at which an inspector or other duly au thorized representative of Veterinary Services is not maintained or where proper facilities cannot be provided, the transportation company shall seal, bill, and forward the cars in which the products or materials were transported to a point to be agreed upon between the transportation company and Vet erinary Services, and the transpor tation company shall there clean and disinfect the said cars under the super vision of Veterinary Services. (b) Methods of cleaning and dis infecting. (1) Railroad cars, trucks, air craft and means of conveyance other than boats, equipment or containers, required by this part to be cleaned and disinfected shall be treated in the fol lowing manner: Collect all litter and other refuse therefrom and destroy by burning or other approved method, clean the exterior and interior of the cars or trucks, and the areas of the air craft or other means of conveyance, equipment or containers that may have been contaminated, and saturate the entire surface with a permitted dis infectant approved for use in this part. (2) Boats required by this part to be cleaned and disinfected shall be treated in the following manner: Collect all lit ter and other refuse from the decks, compartments, and all other parts of the boat used for the transportation of the products or materials covered by this part, and from the portable chutes or other appliances, fixtures or areas used in loading and unloading same, and destroy the litter and other refuse by burning or by other approved meth ods, and saturate the entire surface of the said decks, compartments, and other parts of the boat with a per mitted disinfectant approved for use in this part. (3) Buildings, sheds, and premises re quired by this part to be disinfected shall be treated in the following man ner: Collect all litter and other refuse therefrom and destroy the same by burning or other approved methods, and saturate the entire surface of the fencing, chutes, floors, walls, and other parts with a permitted disinfectant ap proved for use in this part. (c) Permitted disinfectants. The dis infectants permitted for use in dis infecting railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other means of convey ance, equipment or containers, yards, and premises against infection of foot and-mouth disease and rinderpest are freshly prepared solutions of: (1) Sodium carbonate (4 percent) in the proportion of 1 pound to 3 gallons of water. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00636 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 627 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 95.40 5 Due to the extreme caustic nature of so dium hydroxide solution, precautionary measures such as the wearing of rubber gloves, boots, raincoat and goggles should be observed. An acid solution such as vinegar shall be kept readily available in case any of the sodium hydroxide solution should come in contact with the body. (2) Sodium carbonate (4 percent) plus sodium silicate (0.1 percent) in the pro portion of 1 pound of sodium carbonate plus sodium silicate to 3 gallons of water. (3) Sodium hydroxide (Lye) prepared in a fresh solution in the proportion of not less than 1 pound avoirdupois of so dium hydroxide of not less than 95 per cent purity to 6 gallons of water, or one 131⁄2-ounce can to 5 gallons of water. 5 (d) Permitted disinfectants against ticks. The disinfectants permitted for use against tick infestation are lique fied phenol (U. S. P. strength 87 per cent phenol) in the proportion of at least 6 fluid ounces to one gallon of water; or chlorinated lime (U. S. P. strength 30 percent available chlorine) in the proportion of one pound to three gallons of water; or any one of the cre sylic disinfectants permitted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the proportion of at least four fluid ounces to one gallon of water; or through application of boil ing water if the treatment is against rinder-pest or foot-and-mouth disease and tick infestation; or other disinfect ants or treatments approved by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended at 32 FR 19157, Dec. 20, 1967; 74 FR 66226, Dec. 15, 2009. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.38 Regulations applicable to prod ucts from Territorial possessions. The regulations in this part shall be applicable to all the products and ma terials specified in this part which are offered for entry into the United States from any place under the jurisdiction of the United States to which the ani mal-quarantine laws of this country do not apply. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.39 Hay or straw and similar mate rial from tick-infested areas. Hay or straw, grass, or similar mate rial from tick-infested pastures, ranges, or premises may disseminate the contagion of splenetic, Southern or Texas fever when imported for animal feed or bedding; therefore, such hay or straw, grass, or similar materials shall not be imported unless such material is first disinfected with a disinfectant specified in § 95.26(d). [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated at 78 FR 73003, Dec. 4, 2013] § 95.40 Certification for certain mate rials. (a) In addition to meeting any other certification or permit requirements of this chapter, the following articles, if derived from ovines or caprines, may be imported into the United States from any region not listed in § 95.4(a)(4) only if they are accompanied by a cer tificate, as described in paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Processed animal protein, tank age, offal, and tallow other than tallow derivatives, unless, in the opinion of the Administrator, the tallow cannot be used in feed; (2) Glands and unprocessed fat tissue; (3) Processed fats and oils, and de rivatives of processed animal protein, tankage, and offal; (4) Derivatives of glands; and (5) Any product containing any of the materials listed in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section. (b) The certificate required by para graph (a) of this section must be an original official certificate, signed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health in the exporting region, that states the following: (1) The animal species from which the material was derived; (2) The region in which any facility where the material was processed is lo cated; (3) That the material was derived only from animals that have never been in any region listed in § 95.4(a)(4), with the regions listed in § 95.4(a)(4) specifically named; VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 244028 PO 00000 Frm 00637 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\09\9V1.TXT 31kp a yn e o n D S K 5 4 D X V N 1 O F R w ith $ $ JO B 628 9 CFR Ch. I (1–1–18 Edition) Pt. 96 (4) That the material did not origi nate in, and was never stored, ren dered, or processed in, or otherwise as sociated with, a facility in a region listed in § 95.4(a)(4); and (5) The material was never associated with any of the materials listed in paragraph (a) of this section that have been in a region listed in § 95.4(a)(4). (c) The certification required by paragraph (a) of this section must clearly correspond to the shipment by means of an invoice number, shipping marks, lot number, or other method of identification. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0234) [78 FR 73007, Dec. 4, 2013] PART 96—RESTRICTION OF IMPOR TATIONS OF FOREIGN ANIMAL CASINGS OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES Sec. 96.1 Definitions. 96.2 Prohibition of casings due to African swine fever and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. 96.3 Certificate for animal casings. 96.4 Uncertified animal casings; disposition. 96.5 Instructions regarding handling cer tified animal casings. 96.6 Certified foreign animal casings arriv ing at seaboard or border port. 96.7 Dried bladders, weasands, and casings. 96.8 Uncertified casings; disinfection at sea board port. 96.9 Casings admitted on disinfection; seal ing; transfer and disinfection. 96.10 Uncertified casings; transportation for disinfection; original shipping con tainers; disposition of salt. 96.11 Disinfecting plant and equipment for uncertified casings. 96.12 Uncertified casings not disinfected in 30 days; disposition. 96.13 Uncertified casings; disinfection with hydrochloric acid. 96.14 Uncertified casings; disinfection with saturated brine solution. AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. SOURCE: 28 FR 5986, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted. § 96.1 Definitions. Administrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspector Service, or any person authorized to act for the Administrator. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (APHIS or Service). Animal casings. Intestines, stomachs, esophagi, and urinary bladders from cattle, sheep, swine, or goats that are used to encase processed meats in foods such as sausage. APHIS representative. An individual employed by APHIS who is authorized to perform the function involved. Authorized inspector. Any individual authorized by the Administrator of APHIS or the Commissioner of Cus toms and Border Protection, Depart ment of Homeland Security, to enforce the regulations in this subpart. Department. The United States De partment of Agriculture. Food and Drug Administration. The Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Food Safety and Inspection Serv ice of the United States Department of Agriculture. Import (imported, importation) into the United States. To bring into the terri torial limits of the United States. Region. Any defined geographic land area identifiable by geological, polit ical, or surveyed boundaries. A region may consist of any of the following: (1) A national entity (country); (2) Part of a national entity (zone, county, department, municipality, par ish, Province, State, etc.) (3) Parts of several national entities combined into an area; or (4) A group of national entities (coun tries) combined into a single area. United States. 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