# 9 CFR § 71.7: Means of conveyance, facilities, premises, and cages and other equipment; methods of cleaning and disinfecting

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-71.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 9 CFR § 71.7
- **Heading:** Means of conveyance, facilities, premises, and cages and other equipment; methods of cleaning and disinfecting
- **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) Railroad cars, trucks, aircraft, or other means of conveyance, except boats, required by the regulations in this subchapter to be cleaned and disinfected shall be treated in the following manner: Remove all litter and manure from all portions of the conveyance, including any external ledges and framework; clean the exterior and interior of the conveyance; and saturate the entire interior surface, including the inner surface of the doors of the conveyance, with a permitted disinfectant specified in §§ 71.10 through 71.12.
(b) Boats required by the regulations in this subchapter to be cleaned and disinfected shall be treated in the following manner: Remove all litter and manure from the decks and stalls, and all other parts of the boat occupied or traversed by any poultry or other animals and from the portable chutes or other appliances or fixtures used in loading and unloading the animals, and saturate with a permitted disinfectant the entire surface of the deck, stalls, or other parts of the boat occupied or traversed by any animals or with which they may come in contact or which have contained litter or manure.
(c) Yards, pens, chutes, alleys, cages, and other equipment required by the regulations in this subchapter to be disinfected shall be treated in the following manner: Empty all troughs, racks, or other feeding or watering appliances; remove all litter and manure from the floors, posts, or other parts; and saturate the entire surface of the fencing, troughs, chutes, floors, walls, and other parts with a permitted disinfectant specified in §§ 71.10 through 71.12.
[34 FR 15642, Oct. 9, 1969, as amended at 61 FR 56883, Nov. 5, 1996]

## 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)

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