{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-310.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 310.12","heading":"Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.","body":"The sternum of each carcass shall be split and the abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION","PART 310—POST-MORTEM INSPECTION"],"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":"8d49ef2936a8f8fb84cd3b266c67bb6df23666df9d65e4fee7faac14fedc793c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-310.11","next":"us/9-cfr-310.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}