Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 1.555 - Vehicles for transporting dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock(a) All vehicles and other means of conveyance used by persons subject to § 1.554 (relating to transactions involving dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock) for transporting in commerce or importing any dead, dying, disabled, and diseased livestock or parts of carcasses of livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter shall be leak-proof and so constructed and equipped as to permit thorough cleaning and sanitizing.(b) The means of conveyance so used in conveying such livestock or parts thereof shall be cleaned and disinfected prior to use in the transportation of any product intended for use as human food. The cleaning procedure shall include the complete removal from the means of conveyance of any fluid, parts or product of such dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock and the thorough application of a disinfectant to the interior surfaces of the cargo space. Substances permitted for such use are the following:(1) "Liquefied phenol" (U.S.P. strength 87% phenol) in the proportion of at least six fluid ounces to one gallon of water.(2) "Cresylic disinfectant" in the proportion of not less than four fluid ounces to one gallon of water, and such other disinfectants as are approved by the Department in specific cases. The use of "cresylic disinfectant" shall be subject to the conditions prescribed in 9 CFR 71.10(b).