Destruction and disposal of poultry and cleaning and disinfection (virus elimination) of premises, conveyances, and materials.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) (1) The species, size, and number of the poultry to be destroyed; (2) The environment in which the poultry are maintained; (3) The risk to human health or safety of the method used; (4) Whether the method requires specialized equipment or training; (5) The risk that the method poses of spreading the H5/H7 LPAI virus; (6) Any hazard the method could pose to the environment; (7) The degree of bird control and restraint required to administer the destruction method; (8) The speed with which destruction must be conducted; and (9) Consistency of the method with humane euthanasia guidelines. (b) (c) (i) Poultry infected with or exposed to H5/H7 LPAI must not be transported to a market for controlled marketing until approved by the Cooperating State Agency in accordance with the initial State response and containment plan described in § 56.10. (ii) Within 7 days prior to slaughter, each flock to be moved for controlled marketing must be tested for H5/H7 LPAI using a test approved by the Cooperating State Agency and found to be free of the virus. (iii) Routes to slaughter must avoid other commercial poultry operations whenever possible. All load-out equipment, trailers, and trucks used on premises that have housed poultry that were infected with or exposed to H5/H7 LPAI must be cleaned and disinfected and not enter other poultry premises or facilities for 48 hours after removing such poultry from their premises. (iv) Flocks moved for controlled marketing must be the last poultry

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 56.5