9 CFR § 381.99 - Official retention and rejection tags.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s381.99"
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title: "9 CFR § 381.99 - Official retention and rejection tags."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "381.99"
section_name: "Official retention and rejection tags."
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: "381"
part_name: "POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 138f, 1633; 21 U.S.C. 451-472; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 9706, May 16, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
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# 381.99 Official retention and rejection tags.

The official marks for use in post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated products, insanitary equipment and facilities are:

(a) A paper tag (a portion of Form MP-35) bearing the legend “U.S. Retained” for use on poultry or poultry products under this section.

(b) A paper tag (another portion of Form C&MS 510) bearing the legend “U.S. Rejected” for use on equipment, utensils, rooms and compartments under this section.

[64 FR 56417, Oct. 20, 1999]