9 CFR § 311.21 - Mange or scab.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s311.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 311.21 - Mange or scab."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "311.21"
section_name: "Mange or scab."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "311"
part_name: "DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR OTHERWISE ADULTERATED CARCASSES AND PARTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.55."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15569, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "311"
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# 311.21 Mange or scab.

Carcasses of livestock affected with mange or scab in advanced stages, showing cachexia or extensive inflammation of the flesh, shall be condemned. When the disease is slight, the carcass may be passed after removal of the affected portion.