§ 82.33 - Interstate movement or export of articles from test poultry houses, test flocks, infected poultry houses, and infected flocks.

Eggs, live chickens, cages, coops, containers, troughs, and other equipment, and manure may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock only in accordance with this section.

(a) Eggs that are crushed and denatured or otherwise denatured to deter their use as human food in accordance with 7 CFR part 59 may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock without further restriction under this subpart; except that, if the restricted eggs are destined for use as a protein or mineral supplement in animal feed, the eggs may be moved interstate only for pasteurization. Other eggs may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock only for pasteurization at an egg products plant inspected by the Agricultural Marketing Service in accordance with 7 CFR part 59, or for hard cooking at an egg products plant operating under the Agricultural Marketing Service Voluntary Egg Products Inspection Service in accordance with 7 CFR part 55, or directly to a port for export from the United States. Such eggs may only be moved if:

(1) A permit has been obtained for the interstate movement or export in accordance with § 82.35 of this subpart, and

(2) The eggs are moved in a completely enclosed compartment of a vehicle that has had a seal applied to it by a Federal or State representative 4 immediately prior to movement.

Such eggs may not be unloaded during transit. For eggs moved to an egg products plant, a Federal or State representative shall break the vehicle's seal at the plant. If the Federal or State representative finds that the cargo compartment of the vehicle is contaminated with material from broken eggs, or other material or litter that could spread Salmonella, he or she shall order the operator of the vehicle to clean and disinfect the compartment in accordance with § 71.7 of this chapter prior to the time the vehicle leaves the premises of the egg products plant.

(b) Live chickens may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock only if:

(1) A permit has been obtained for the interstate movement in accordance with § 82.35 of this subpart;

(2) The chickens are moved interstate to a Federally inspected slaughtering establishment;

(3) The chickens are slaughtered within 24 hours of arrival at the Federally inspected slaughtering establishment; and

(4) The wheels and exposed surfaces of the vehicle used to move the chickens are cleaned and disinfected in accordance with § 71.7 of this chapter after the chickens are unloaded and prior to the time the vehicle leaves the premises of the slaughtering establishment.

(c) Cages, coops, containers, troughs, and other equipment may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock only if:

(1) A permit has been obtained for the interstate movement in accordance with § 82.35 of this subpart;

(2) The equipment is made of hard plastic or metal,

(3) The equipment has been cleaned and disinfected in accordance with § 71.7 of this chapter,

(4) The equipment was inspected by a Federal or State representative after it was cleaned but before it was disinfected, and then was disinfected in the presence of a Federal or State representative; and

(5) The wheels and exposed surfaces of the vehicle used to move the equipment are free of manure at the time the equipment leaves the premises of the test or infected poultry house.

(d) Manure may be moved interstate from a test poultry house, test flock, infected poultry house, or infected flock only if: A permit has been obtained for the interstate movement in accordance with § 82.35 of this subpart; the wheels and exposed surfaces of the vehicle used to move the manure are free of manure at the time the manure leaves the premises of the flock; and the manure is moved interstate for one of the following purposes:

(1) Burial,

(2) Spreading and turning under on fields not used for grazing or poultry production; or

(3) Composting in a covered compost heap for a period of at least one month.