{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-146.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 146.53","heading":"Terminology and classification; slaughter plants and premises.","body":"Participating slaughter plants and flocks which have met the respective requirements specified in this section may be designated by the following terms and the corresponding designs illustrated in § 146.9:\n(a) U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Monitored. The program in this paragraph (a) is intended to be the basis from which the egg/meat-type game bird and egg/meat-type waterfowl industry may conduct a program to monitor for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza. It is intended to determine the presence of the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza in egg/meat-type game birds and egg/meat-type waterfowl through routine surveillance of each participating slaughter plant or, in the case of egg-producing flocks, the regular surveillance of these flocks. A slaughter plant or flock will qualify for the classification in this paragraph (a) when the Official State Agency determines that it has met one of the following requirements:\n(1) It is a meat-type game bird slaughter plant or meat-type waterfowl slaughter plant where a minimum of 11 birds per shift are tested negative for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza, as provided in § 146.13(b), at slaughter;\n(2) It is a meat-type game bird slaughter plant or meat-type waterfowl slaughter plant that only accepts egg/meat-type game birds or egg/meat-type waterfowl from flocks where a minimum of 11 birds per flock have been tested negative for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza, as provided in § 146.13(b), no more than 21 days prior to slaughter;\n(3) It is a meat-type game bird slaughter plant or meat-type waterfowl slaughter plant that has an ongoing active and passive surveillance program for H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza that is approved by the Official State Agency and the Service.\n(4) It is an egg-type game bird or egg-type waterfowl flock that produces eggs for human consumption where a minimum of 11 birds per flock have been tested negative to the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 146.13(b) within 30 days of disposal or within a 12 month period.\n(5) It is an egg-type game bird or egg-type waterfowl flock that has an on-going active and passive surveillance program for H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza that is approved by the Official State Agency and the Service.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER G—LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT","PART 146—NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL POULTRY","Subpart E—Special Provisions for Egg/Meat-Type Game Birds, Egg/Meat-Type Waterfowl, Meat-Type Game Bird Slaughter Plants, and Meat-Type Waterfowl Slaughter Plants"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"14fa010dfe13c30c8030deb4c381f94a64f19837bdf8c9fd8f0629e4092545a3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-146.52","next":"us/9-cfr-147.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}