9 CFR § 416.13 - Implementation of SOP's.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s416.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 416.13 - Implementation of SOP's."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "416.13"
section_name: "Implementation of SOP's."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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"
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# 416.13 Implementation of SOP's.

(a) Each official establishment shall conduct the pre-operational procedures in the Sanitation SOP's before the start of operations.

(b) Each official establishment shall conduct all other procedures in the Sanitation SOP's at the frequencies specified.

(c) Each official establishment shall monitor daily the implementation of the procedures in the Sanitation SOP's.