9 CFR § 354.122 - Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s354.122"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 354.122 - Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "354.122"
section_name: "Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection."
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: "354"
part_name: "VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624; 7 CFR 2.17 (g) and (i), 2.55."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 23702, June 11, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "354"
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# 354.122 Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection.
Rabbits found in a dying condition on premises of an official plant shall be immediately destroyed and, together with any rabbits found dead on such premises, shall be disposed of in accordance with § 354.132. Rabbits plainly showing, on ante-mortem inspection, any disease or condition, that under §§ 354.129 to 354.131, inclusive, would cause condemnation of their carcasses on post-mortem inspection, shall be condemned. Rabbits which, on ante-mortem inspection, are condemned shall not be dressed, nor shall they be conveyed into any department of the plant where rabbit products are prepared or held. Rabbits which have been condemned on ante-mortem inspection and have been killed shall, under the supervision of an inspector of the Inspection Service, receive treatment as provided in § 354.132.