9 CFR § 95.33 - Hay and straw; importations permitted subject to restrictions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s95.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 95.33 - Hay and straw; importations permitted subject to restrictions."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "95.33"
section_name: "Hay and straw; importations permitted subject to restrictions."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS"
part_number: "95"
part_name: "SANITARY CONTROL OF ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS (EXCEPT CASINGS), AND HAY AND STRAW, OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "95"
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# 95.33 Hay and straw; importations permitted subject to restrictions.
Except as provided in § 95.39, hay or straw which does not meet the conditions or requirements of § 95.32 shall be handled and treated in the following manner upon arrival at the port of entry:
(a) Hay or straw packing materials shall be burned or disinfected at the expense of the importer or consignee in the manner and at the time directed by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services.
(b) Hay or straw for use as feeding material, bedding, or similar purposes shall be stored and held in quarantine for a period of not less than 90 days in an approved warehouse at the port of entry and shall be otherwise handled as directed by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services.
[28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 73003, 73007, Dec. 4, 2013]