(b) Movement of swine products: (1) Swine products may be moved interstate under this subpart from a quarantined area if such products are moved to an establishment specifically approved for the purpose by the Director of Division for special processing at such establishment and are accompanied by a permit obtained by the owner or shipper from an inspector of the Division. (2) The following swine products may be moved interstate under this subpart from a quarantined area under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Director of Division to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema: (i) Swine products which have been processed in the course of normal establishment procedures in a manner approved by said Director as adequate to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema; (ii) swine products derived from swine, permitted interstate movement under this subpart, which were moved from a non-quarantined area directly to a clean stockyard in a quarantined area and which were slaughtered, immediately upon their removal from such stockyard, at an establishment specifically approved for the purpose by said Director in a manner approved by said Director as adequate to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema, and, if required by said Director, processed in a manner approved by him; (iii) swine products derived from swine, permitted interstate movement under this subpart, which were moved from a non-quarantined area directly to a slaughtering establishment in a quarantined area and there slaughtered immediately upon arrival, under conditions approved by said Director. The provisions of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall not be applicable to such movements. (c) The Director of Division may authorize the movement of swine and swine products from a quarantined area, not otherwise authorized by this section, under such conditions as he may prescribe to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema. (d) Swine and swine products in transit between points in non-quarantined areas through any quarantined area shall not be deemed to be moved from the quarantined area under this section. § 76.32 Movement of swine and swine products through a quarantined area. Swine or swine products which are moved interstate in transit between points in non-quarantined areas through any quarantined area shall not be unloaded in any quarantined area unless all facilities to be used therein in connection with the unloading have been approved for such purpose by the Division and have been cleaned and disinfected before such use in a manner approved by the Division and under the supervision of a person authorized for the purpose by the Division. § 76.33 Movement of swine and swine products which have been exposed to or affected with vesicular exanthema. Swine which have been exposed to or have been affected with vesicular exanthema, and swine products derived from such swine, moved interstate to an establishment for slaughter and special processing, or for special processing, as the case may be, shall be moved under division seals or accompanied by a representative of the Division or a person specifically authorized for the purpose by the Director of Division. $76.34 Special processing of swine products. All swine products required under the regulations in this subpart to be specially processed shall be heated throughout according to the following schedules: (a) Boneless swine products shall be heated to an internal temperature of at least 156° F. momentarily, or to an internal temperature of at least 145° F. for 15 minutes. (b) Swine products containing bone shall be heated to an internal temperature of at least 156° F. for 15 minutes. 76.35 Cleaning and disinfecting vehicles and facilities. (a) Railroad cars, boats, trucks, and other vehicles, and their equipment, and all other facilities, including facilities for receiving, shipping, loading, unloading, and delivering swine and for feeding, watering and resting swine, which are used in connection with the interstate movement of swine shall be kept clean. (b) The Director of the Animal Disease Eradication Division may require the thorough cleaning and disinfecting of any vehicle or facility which has been used in connection with the interstate movement of any swine which have been fed any raw garbage or swine products derived from such swine, or swine infected with or exposed to vesicular exanthema or which the Director has reason to believe may have been so in fected or exposed, when he determines that such cleaning and disinfecting are necessary to guard against the spread of disease. (c) The carrier shall be responsible for having all railroad cars, boats, trucks, and other vehicles, and their equipment, cleaned and disinfected as required under this section, and the owner of other facilities shall be responsible for having such facilities cleaned and disinfected as required under this section. (d) The cleaning and disinfecting required by this section shall be done without expense to the Division. (e) The following prescribed method of cleaning and disinfecting railroad cars, boats, trucks, and other vehicles and their equipment shall be used: Remove all litter, feed, and manure from all portions of each car, boat, truck, or other vehicle including all ledges and framework outside, and handle such litter, feed, and manure in such manner as not to expose livestock to any disease contained therein; clean the interior and the exterior of each such vehicle and its equipment; saturate the entire interior surface including all doors, endgates, portable chutes, and similar equipment with one of the disinfectants prescribed in § 76.37. The following prescribed method of cleaning and disinfecting of other facilities shall be used: Empty all troughs, racks, and other feeding and watering appliances; remove all litter, feed, and manure from the floors, posts, or other parts, and handle such litter, feed, and manure in such manner as not to expose livestock to any disease contained therein; saturate the entire surface of the fencing, troughs, chutes, floors, walls, and all other parts with one of the disinfectants prescribed in § 76.37. § 76.36 Cleaning and disinfecting public stockyards. (a) The Director of the Animal Disease Eradication Division may require the thorough cleaning and disinfecting of any public stockyard, or any portion thereof, which has been used in the handling of swine which have been fed any raw garbage, or of swine infected with or exposed to vesicular exanthema or which the Director has reason to believe may have been so infected or exposed, when he determines that such cleaning and disinfecting are necessary to guard against the spread of disease. Any stockyard, or portion thereof, so required to be cleaned and disinfected shall not be used in handling swine until after the cleaning and disinfecting have been completed. Such cleaning and disinfecting shall be done without expense to the Division, except as provided under the provisions of Part 53 of this chapter. (b) The following prescribed method of cleaning and disinfecting shall be used: Empty all troughs, racks, and other feeding and watering appliances; remove all litter, feed, and manure from the floors, posts, and other parts, and handle such litter, feed, and manure in such manner as not to expose livestock to any disease contained therein; and saturate the entire surface of the fencings, troughs, chutes, floors, walls, and all other parts with one of the disinfectants prescribed in § 76.37. 76.37 Disinfectants to be used. The disinfections required under the regulations in this subpart shall be performed with one of the following: (a) Soda ash (sodium carbonate) used at the rate of one pound to three gallons of water. (b) Sal soda used at the rate of 132 ounces to one gallon of water. (c) Lye (sodium hydroxide) used at the rate of 13 ounces to five gallons of water. (Due to the extreme caustic nature of sodium hydroxide solution, precautionary measures such as the wearing of rubber gloves and boots to protect the hands and feet, and goggles to protect the eyes, should be taken by those engaged on the disinfection job. It is also advisable to have an acid solution, such as vinegar, in readiness in case any of the sodium hydroxide solution should come in contact with any part of the body.) Sec. 77.6 Conditions 77.7 ac under which interstate SHIPMENTS OF TUBERCULOUS CATTLE FOR 77.8 Interstate shipments of tuberculous cattle for slaughter; when permitted. AUTHORITY: §§ 77.1 to 77.8 issued under secs. 4, 5, 23 Stat. 32, as amended, secs. 1, 2, 32 Stat. 791, as amended, 792, as amended, 41 Stat. 699; 21 U. S. C. 111-113, 116, 120, 121. Interpret or apply secs. 6, 7, 23 Stat. 32, as amended; 21 U. S. C. 115, 117. SOURCE: $77.1 to 77.8 appear at 23 F. R 10001, Dec. 23, 1958. TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE § 77.1 Interstate movement permitted on compliance conditions and requirements. Subject to the provisions of § 71.3 of this subchapter, cattle of the classes described in §§ 77.2-77.8, may be shipped, driven on foot, transported, and received for the transportation interstate, upon compliance with the conditions and requirements set forth respectively in said §§ 77.2-77.8. MODIFIED ACCREDITED AREAS § 77.2 Interstate movements of certain classes of cattle permitted on compliance conditions. Shipments from modified accredited areas.1 Cattle of the following classes originating in a modified accredited area may be moved interstate, provided the following requirements are strictly complied with, to wit: 2 (a) Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes. Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes when accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized State or Federal inspector or by a veterinarian approved by the Division and State, showing the 1 The regulations of the State of destination should be consulted before shipments are made from modified accredited areas. 2 There shall be recorded on the face of this certificate the number of cattle, breed, sex, and approximate age of the animals presented for shipment, date and place of issuance, destination, and name or names of the consignee and consignor. One copy of the certificate shall accompany the shipment, one copy shall be mailed to the livestock sanitary official of the State from which the shipment is made, one copy shall be mailed to the livestock sanitary official of the State of destination, and one copy mailed to the Animal Disease Eradication Division, Washington 25, D. C. cattle to have originated in such modified accredited area. (b) Cattle under State quarantine. Cattle in herds under State quarantine and those in previously infected herds that have not passed two negative tests applied at 60-day intervals shall be moved interstate in according with the provisions of §§ 77.4-77.7. (c) Shipments to public stockyards. Cattle when consigned to a public stockyard. § 77.3 What constitutes modified accredited area. A modified accredited area is a county or other political sub 3 Enumeration of all modified accredited areas is contained in the following described documents (available on application to the Department): Declaration No. 11, July 1, 1936; 1 F. R. 1983. Amendment No. 1 to Declaration No. 11, August 1, 1936; 1 F. R. 1990. Amendment No. 2 to Declaration No. 11, September 1, 1936; 1 F. R. 1990. Declaration No. 12, October 1, 1936; 1 F. R. 2024. Amendment No. 1 to Declaration No. 12, November 2, 1936; 1 F. R. 2024. Amendment No. 2 to Declaration No. 12, December 1, 1936; 1 F. R. 2132. Amendment No. 3 to Declaration No. 12, January 4, 1937; 2 F. R. 54. Amendment No. 4 to Declaration No. 12, February 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 325. Amendment No. 5 to Declaration No. 12, March 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 528. Amendment No. 6 to Declaration No. 12, April 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 668. Amendment No. 7 to Declaration No. 12, May 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 811. Amendment No. 8 to Declaration No. 12, June 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 999. Amendment No. 9 to Declaration No. 12, July 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 1246. Amendment No. 10 to Declaration No. 12, August 2, 1937; 2 F. R. 1388. Amendment No. 11 to Declaration No. 12, September 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 1834. Amendment No. 12 to Declaration No. 12, October 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 2181. Amendment No. 13 to Declaration No. 12, November 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 2447. Amendment No. 14 to Declaration No. 12, December 1, 1937; 2 F. R. 2754. Amendment No. 15 to Declaration No. 12, January 3, 1938; 3 F. R. 85. Amendment No. 16 to Declaration No. 12, February 1, 1938; 3 F. R. 348. Amendment No. 17 to Declaration No. 12, March 1, 1938; 3 F. R. 571. Amendment No. 18 to Declaration No. 12, April 1, 1938; 3 F. R. 737. Amendment No. 19 to Declaration No. 12, May 2, 1938; 3 F. R. 915. Amendment No. 20 to Declaration No. 12, June 1, 1938; 3 F. R. 1382 (DI). division, or a portion thereof, in which the percentage of bovine tuberculosis is less than one-half of 1 percent and has been so declared by the Director of the Division. NONMODIFIED ACCREDITED AREAS 4 § 77.4 Interstate shipments from nonmodified accredited areas prohibited. No cattle originating in a nonmodified accredited area shall be shipped, driven on foot, transported, or received for transportation interstate except as provided in §§ 77.7, 77.8, unless and until such cattle have been subjected to a physical examination and tuberculin test, applied as directed in § 77.6, and a tuberculin-test chart and health certificate, showing them to be apparently free from tuberculosis and any other contagious, infectious, or communicable disease of animals, has been issued and the requirements of § 71.16 of this subchapter are fully complied with. ac 877.5 What constitutes non-modified accredited area. A non-modified credited area is one which has not met the requirements for a modified accredited area. § 77.6 Conditions under which interstate shipments from non-modified accredited areas permitted. The physical examination, tuberculin test, and health certificate and tuberculin-test chart required by § 77.4 shall be made, applied, and issued within 30 days prior to the shipping, driving on foot, transporting, or receiving for transportation, either by a veterinarian of the State of origin who shall have been authorized by such State and approved by the Division to apply the test, make the examination, and issue the certificate and test chart, or by a veterinarian employed by the Division at a public stockyard or other regular Division station." Provided, however, That if any animals in a lot of cattle tuberculin tested react, the remainder of the lot shall not be shipped interstate, except for immediate slaughter, without a proper retest: And provided further, 4 See § 77.5. 5 When the cattle are tested by a veterinarian other than a Division inspector the original and one copy of the tuberculin-test chart and health certificate shall be sent to the livestock sanitary official of the State from which the cattle are to be shipped or moved for approval by him (except when the test is applied at a public stockyard where Federal inspection is maintained the inspector in charge may approve the certificate), That all cattle not identified by registration name and number shall be identified by a metal ear tag. § 77.7 Interstate shipments from nonmodified accredited areas; when permitted. Cattle of the classes described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), originating in non-modified accredited areas, may be shipped, driven on foot, transported, and received for transportation interstate, without compliance with the provisions of §§ 77.4-77.6. (a) Accredited herds. Cattle from a herd accredited by the Division, in cooperation with the various States, as free from tuberculosis when accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized State or Federal inspector or by a veterinarian approved by the Division and State, showing the cattle to be from such a herd. (b) Slaughter cattle. Cattle for immediate slaughter when consigned to a place where Division or State meat inspection is maintained or to a place designated by the proper State livestock sanitary official of the State of destination. (c) Shipments to public stockyards. Cattle when consigned to a public stockyard that has pens placarded "Cattle from non-modified accredited area" set aside for the reception of such cattle. SHIPMENT OF TUBERCULOUS CATTLE FOR SLAUGHTER § 77.8 Interstate shipments of tuberculous cattle for slaughter; when permitted. Cattle which have reacted to the tuberculin test may be shipped, transported, received for transportation, or otherwise moved interstate for immediate slaughter to an establishment or public stockyard where Federal inspection is maintained under the provisions of the act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260), upon compliance with the following conditions: (a) The cattle shall be marked for identification by branding the letter “T” on the left jaw, not less than 2 nor more than 3 inches high, and attaching to the whereupon the original copy shall be forwarded to the Division, one copy of the test chart and health certificate shall be sent to the proper livestock sanitary official of the State of destination in ample time to reach him before the arrival of the cattle at destination, and one copy of the test chart and health certificate shall accompany the cattle to destination. left ear a metal tag bearing a serial number and the inscription "U. S. B. A. I. Reacted" or a similar State reactor tag. (b) The cattle shall be accompanied to destination by a certificate issued by a Division inspector or a regularly employed State inspector engaged in cooperative tuberculosis-eradication work, showing (1) that the cattle have reacted to the tuberculin test, (2) that they may be moved interstate, and (3) the purpose for which they are moved. (c) The cattle so moved shall be slaughtered under Federal inspection. (d) The transportation companies shall plainly write or stamp upon the face of each of the waybills, conductors' manifests, and memoranda pertaining to such shipments the words "Tuberculous Cattle" and a statement to the effect that the car, or compartment of the boat in which the cattle have been transported is to be cleaned and disinfected. (e) The car or the compartment of the boat in which tuberculous cattle have been transported interstate shall be cleaned and disinfected under Division supervision by the final carrier at destination in accordance with §§ 71.4-71.12 of this subchapter. (f) The cattle shall not be shipped or transported in cars or in compartments of boats containing healthy cattle or hogs unless all the animals are for immediate slaughter or unless the tuberculous cattle are separated from the other animals by a partition which shall be securely affixed to the walls of the car or boat. 78.14 78.15 78.16 areas. Public stockyards. brucellosis-free Slaughtering establishments. AUTHORITY: §§ 78.1 to 78.16 issued under secs. 4, 5, 23 Stat. 32, as amended, secs. 1, 2, 32 Stat. 791, as amended, 792, as amended, sec. 3, 33 Stat. 1265, as amended, sec. 13, 65 Stat. 693; 21 U. S. C. 111-113, 114a-1, 120, 121, 125. Interpret or apply secs. 6, 7, 23 Stat. 32, as amended; 21 U. S. C. 115, 117. SOURCE: §§ 78.1 to 78.16 appear at 23 F. R. 10003, Dec. 23, 1958. CROSS REFERENCE: For regulations governing paratuberculosis in domestic animals, see Part 80 of this chapter. SUBPART A-GENERAL PROVISIONS § 78.1 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section except as otherwise clearly indicated. (a) Brucellosis. The infectious and communicable disease of domestic animals commonly known as Bang's disease, abortion disease, contagious abortion, and brucellosis. (b) Division. The Animal Disease Eradication Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. (c) Director of Division. The Director of the Division, or any other official of the Division to whom authority has heretofore been delegated or may hereafter be delegated to act in his stead. (d) State. Any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. (e) Interstate. From one State to any other State. |