{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-94.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 94.21","heading":"Importation of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products derived from bovines from regions of undetermined risk for BSE.","body":"Meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products, as defined by FSIS in 9 CFR 301.2-except that those terms as applied to bison shall have a meaning comparable to those provided in 9 CFR 301.2 with regard to cattle, and other than boneless skeletal meat that meets the conditions of § 94.18(b)(2)—may be imported from regions of undetermined risk for BSE, as defined in § 92.1 of this subchapter, if the following conditions and all other applicable requirements of this part are met:\n(a) The commodities were derived from bovines that have never been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants.\n(b) The commodities were derived from bovines that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections.\n(c) The commodities were derived from bovines that were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or to a pithing process.\n(d) The commodities were produced and handled in a manner that ensured that such commodities do not contain and are not contaminated with any of the following:\n(1) SRMs from regions of undetermined risk for BSE; or\n(2) Mechanically separated meat from the skull and vertebral column from bovines over 12 months of age.\n(e) The commodities are accompanied by an original certificate stating that the exporting region is a region of undetermined risk for BSE and that the conditions of this section have been met. The certificate must be issued and signed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, or signed by a person authorized to issue such certificates by the veterinary services of the national government of the exporting region.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS","PART 94—FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, NEWCASTLE DISEASE, HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER, SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS"],"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":"1d4dec94733d0a56f18d4f3ce7a7a6975dc5189c2f7e3ddc7d8ada2818ed21c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-94.20","next":"us/9-cfr-94.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}