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- 9 CFR 310.8 · Passing and marking of carcasses and parts.
- 9 CFR 310.9 · Anthrax; carcasses not to be eviscerated; disposition of affected carcasses; hides, hoofs, horns, hair, viscera and contents, and fat; handling of blood and scalding vat water; general cleanup and disinfection.
- 9 CFR 310.10 · Carcasses with skin or hide on; cleaning before evisceration; removal of larvae of Hypodermae, external parasites and other pathological skin conditions.
- 9 CFR 310.11 · [Reserved]
- 9 CFR 310.12 · Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.
- 9 CFR 310.13 · Inflating carcasses or parts thereof; transferring caul or other fat.
- 9 CFR 310.14 · Handling of bruised parts.
- 9 CFR 310.15 · Disposition of thyroid glands and laryngeal muscle tissue.
- 9 CFR 310.16 · Disposition of lungs.
- 9 CFR 310.17 · Inspection of mammary glands.
- 9 CFR 310.18 · Contamination of carcasses, organs, or other parts.
- 9 CFR 310.19 · Inspection of kidneys.
- 9 CFR 310.20 · Saving of blood from livestock as an edible product.
- 9 CFR 310.21 · Carcasses suspected of containing sulfa and antibiotic residues; sampling frequency; disposition of affected carcasses and parts.
- 9 CFR 310.22 · Specified risk materials from cattle and their handling and disposition.
- 9 CFR 310.23 · Identification of carcasses and parts of swine.
- 9 CFR 310.24 · [Reserved]
- 9 CFR 310.25 · Contamination with microorganisms; process control verification criteria and testing; pathogen reduction standards.
- 9 CFR 310.26 · Establishment responsibilities under the new swine slaughter inspection system.
- 9 CFR 310.27 · Attestation requirements.
- 9 CFR 310.28 · Severability.
- 9 CFR 311.1 · Disposal of diseased or otherwise adulterated carcasses and parts; general.
- 9 CFR 311.2 · Tuberculosis.
- 9 CFR 311.3 · Hog cholera.
- 9 CFR 311.5 · Swine erysipelas.
- 9 CFR 311.6 · Diamond-skin disease.
- 9 CFR 311.7 · Arthritis.
- 9 CFR 311.8 · Cattle carcasses affected with anasarca or generalized edema.
- 9 CFR 311.9 · Actinomycosis and actinobacillosis.
- 9 CFR 311.10 · Anaplasmosis, anthrax, babesiosis, bacillary hemoglobinuria in cattle, blackleg, bluetongue, hemorrhagic septicemia, icterohematuria in sheep, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, leptospirosis, malignant epizootic catarrh, strangles, purpura hemorrhagica, azoturia, infectious equine encephalomyelitis, toxic encephalomyelitis (forage poisoning), infectious anemia (swamp fever), dourine, acute influenza, generalized osteoporosis, glanders (farcy), acute inflammatory lameness, extensive fistula, and unhealed vaccine lesions.
- 9 CFR 311.11 · Neoplasms.
- 9 CFR 311.12 · Epithelioma of the eye.
- 9 CFR 311.13 · Pigmentary conditions; melanosis, xanthosis, ochronosis, etc.
- 9 CFR 311.14 · Abrasions, bruises, abscesses, pus, etc.
- 9 CFR 311.15 · Brucellosis.
- 9 CFR 311.16 · Carcasses so infected that consumption of the meat may cause food poisoning.
- 9 CFR 311.17 · Necrobacillosis, pyemia, and septicemia.
- 9 CFR 311.18 · Caseous lymphadenitis.
- 9 CFR 311.19 · Icterus.
- 9 CFR 311.20 · Sexual odor of swine.
- 9 CFR 311.21 · Mange or scab.
- 9 CFR 311.22 · Hogs affected with urticaria, tinea tonsurans, demodex follicurlorum, or erythema.
- 9 CFR 311.23 · Tapeworm cysts (cysticercus bovis) in cattle.
- 9 CFR 311.24 · Hogs affected with tapeworm cysts.
- 9 CFR 311.25 · Parasites not transmissible to man; tapeworm cysts in sheep; hydatid cysts; flukes; gid bladder-worms.
- 9 CFR 311.26 · Emaciation.
- 9 CFR 311.27 · Injured animals slaughtered at unusual hours.
- 9 CFR 311.28 · Carcasses of young calves, pigs, kids, lambs, and foals.
- 9 CFR 311.29 · Unborn and stillborn animals.
- 9 CFR 311.30 · Livestock suffocated and hogs scalded alive.
- 9 CFR 311.31 · Livers affected with carotenosis; livers designated as “telangiectatic,” “sawdust,” or “spotted.”
- 9 CFR 311.32 · Vesicular diseases.
- 9 CFR 311.33 · Listeriosis.
- 9 CFR 311.34 · Anemia.
- 9 CFR 311.35 · Muscular inflammation, degeneration, or infiltration.
- 9 CFR 311.36 · Coccidioidal granuloma.
- 9 CFR 311.37 · Odors, foreign and urine.
- 9 CFR 311.38 · Meat and meat byproducts from livestock which have been exposed to radiation.
- 9 CFR 311.39 · Biological residues.
- 9 CFR 312.1 · General.
- 9 CFR 312.2 · Official marks and devices to identify inspected and passed products of cattle, sheep, swine, or goats.
- 9 CFR 312.3 · Official marks and devices to identify inspected and passed equine products.
- 9 CFR 312.4 · Official ante-mortem inspection marks and devices.
- 9 CFR 312.5 · Official seals for transportation of products.
- 9 CFR 312.6 · Official marks and devices in connection with post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and facilities.
- 9 CFR 312.7 · [Reserved]
- 9 CFR 312.8 · Export inspection marks.
- 9 CFR 312.9 · Official detention marks and devices.
- 9 CFR 312.10 · Official mark for maintaining the identity and integrity of samples.
- 9 CFR 313.1 · Livestock pens, driveways and ramps.
- 9 CFR 313.2 · Handling of livestock.
- 9 CFR 313.5 · Chemical; carbon dioxide.
- 9 CFR 313.15 · Mechanical; captive bolt.
- 9 CFR 313.16 · Mechanical; gunshot.
- 9 CFR 313.30 · Electrical; stunning or slaughtering with electric current.
- 9 CFR 313.50 · Tagging of equipment, alleyways, pens, or compartments to prevent inhumane slaughter or handling in connection with slaughter.
- 9 CFR 313.90 · [Reserved]
- 9 CFR 314.1 · Disposition of condemned products at official establishments having tanking facilities; sealing of tanks.
- 9 CFR 314.2 · Tanking and other facilities for inedible products to be separate from edible product facilities.
- 9 CFR 314.3 · Disposition of condemned products at official establishments having no tanking facilities.
- 9 CFR 314.4 · Suppression of odors in preparing inedible products.
- 9 CFR 314.5 · Inedible rendered fats prepared at official establishments.
- 9 CFR 314.6 · Inedible fats from outside official establishments.
- 9 CFR 314.7 · Carcasses of livestock condemned on ante-mortem inspection not to pass through edible product areas.
- 9 CFR 314.8 · Dead animal carcasses.
- 9 CFR 314.9 · Specimens for educational, research, and other nonfood purposes; permits for, required.
- 9 CFR 314.10 · Livers condemned because of parasitic infestation and for other causes; conditions for disposal for purposes other than human food.
- 9 CFR 314.11 · Handling of certain condemned products for purposes other than human food.
- 9 CFR 315.1 · Carcasses and parts passed for cooking; rendering into lard or tallow.
- 9 CFR 315.2 · Carcasses and parts passed for cooking; utilization for food purposes after cooking.
- 9 CFR 315.3 · Disposal of products passed for cooking if not handled according to this part.
- 9 CFR 316.1 · Authorization required to make devices bearing official marks.
- 9 CFR 316.2 · Approval required for official marks.
- 9 CFR 316.3 · Use of official marks prohibited except under supervision of Program employee; removal of official marks, when required.
- 9 CFR 316.4 · Marking devices; to be furnished by official establishments; control of.
- 9 CFR 316.5 · Branding ink; to be furnished by official establishments; approval by Program; color.
- 9 CFR 316.6 · Products not to be removed from official establishments unless marked in accordance with the regulations.
- 9 CFR 316.7 · Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required.
- 9 CFR 316.8 · Unmarked inspected products; moved between official establishments; moved in commerce.
- 9 CFR 316.9 · Products to be marked with official marks.