Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Jul 03, 2024
§ 310.12 - Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.

The sternum of each carcass shall be split and the abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53
source: 35 FR 15567, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 9 CFR 310.12