9 CFR § 312.9 - Official detention marks and devices.

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title: "9 CFR § 312.9 - Official detention marks and devices."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "312.9"
section_name: "Official detention marks and devices."
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: "312"
part_name: "OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.55."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15573, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "312"
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# 312.9 Official detention marks and devices.

The official mark for articles and livestock detained under part 329 of this subchapter shall be the designation “U.S. Detained” and the official device for applying such mark shall be the official “U.S. Detained” tag (FSIS Form 8400-2) as prescribed in § 329.2 of this subchapter.

[55 FR 47842, Nov. 16, 1990]