9 CFR § 416.11 - General rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s416.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 416.11 - General rules."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "416.11"
section_name: "General rules."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT, THE POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT, AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "416"
part_name: "SANITATION"
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. 451-470, 601-695, 1031-1056; 7 U.S.C. 450, 1901-1906; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 38868, July 25, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "416"
---


# 416.11 General rules.

Each official establishment shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for sanitation (Sanitation SOP's) in accordance with the requirements of this part.