# 9 CFR § 71.4: Maintenance of certain facilities and premises in a sanitary condition required; cleaning and disinfection, when required; animals classed as “exposed.” > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.4 ## Section - **Citation:** 9 CFR § 71.4 - **Heading:** Maintenance of certain facilities and premises in a sanitary condition required; cleaning and disinfection, when required; animals classed as “exposed.” - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 9—Animals and Animal Products > CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER C—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS > PART 71—GENERAL PROVISIONS ## Text (a) Yards, pens, chutes, alleys, and other facilities and premises which are used in connection with the interstate movement of livestock or poultry shall be maintained by the person in possession of the facilities and premises in a clean and sanitary condition, in accordance with good animal husbandry practices, and shall be subject to inspection by an APHIS or State representative. When an APHIS or State representative determines that such facilities or premises are not in such clean and sanitary condition and gives written notice of his determination to such person, the facilities and premises shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with §§ 71.7 and 71.10 through 71.12 by such person under the supervision of an APHIS or State representative or an accredited veterinarian before such premises are again used for livestock or poultry. (b) Yards, pens, chutes, alleys, and other facilities and premises which have contained interstate shipments of cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, or other animals affected with, or carrying the infection of, any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease of livestock or poultry other than slight unopened cases of actinomycosis or actinobacillosis (or both), bovine foot rot, atrophic rhinitis, ram epididymitis, ringworm, infectious keratitis, and arthritis (simple lesions only), shall be cleaned and disinfected under the supervision of an APHIS or State representative or an accredited veterinarian in accordance with §§ 71.7 and 71.10 through 71.12 before such premises are again used for animals, and any poultry or other animals unloaded into such yards or premises before they have been so cleaned and disinfected shall thereafter be classed as “exposed” within the meaning of the regulations in this subchapter and shall not be moved interstate except in compliance with the provisions of such regulations applicable to “exposed” animals. [34 FR 15641, Oct. 9, 1969, as amended at 55 FR 11156, Mar. 27, 1990; 55 FR 15320, Apr. 23, 1990; 62 FR 27933, May 22, 1997] ## Nearby sections - [9 CFR § 71.1 § 71.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.1.md) - [9 CFR § 71.2 § 71.2 Secretary to issue rule governing quarantine and interstate movement of diseased animals, including poultry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.2.md) - [9 CFR § 71.3 § 71.3 Interstate movement of diseased animals and poultry generally prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.3.md) - [9 CFR § 71.4 § 71.4 Maintenance of certain facilities and premises in a sanitary condition required; cleaning and disinfection, when required; animals classed as “exposed.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.4.md) - [9 CFR § 71.5 § 71.5 Unsanitary railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft or other means of conveyance; interstate movement restricted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.5.md) - [9 CFR § 71.6 § 71.6 Carrier responsible for cleaning and disinfecting of railroad cars, trucks, boats, aircraft or other means of conveyance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.6.md) - [9 CFR § 71.7 § 71.7 Means of conveyance, facilities, premises, and cages and other equipment; methods of cleaning and disinfecting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.7.md) - [9 CFR § 71.10 § 71.10 Permitted disinfectants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.10.md) - [9 CFR § 71.11 § 71.11 Cresylic disinfectant as permitted disinfectant; specifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.11.md) - [9 CFR § 71.12 § 71.12 Sodium orthophenylphenate as permitted disinfectant for premises infected with tuberculosis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.12.md) - [9 CFR § 71.13 § 71.13 Inspection of shipments in transit by APHIS representative.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.13.md) - [9 CFR § 71.14 § 71.14 Slaughter of poultry or other animals to prevent spread of disease; ascertainment of value and compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.14.md) - [9 CFR § 71.15 § 71.15 Movement from quarantined to free area and shipment therefrom; conditions under which permitted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.15.md) - [9 CFR § 71.16 § 71.16 Inspection and certification of poultry or other animals for interstate movement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.16.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.4. 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