Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Apr 15, 2025
§ 71.41 - General provisions.

Carriers arriving at a U.S. port from a foreign area shall be subject to a sanitary inspection to determine whether there exists rodent, insect, or other vermin infestation, contaminated food or water, or other insanitary conditions requiring measures for the prevention of the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable disease.

authority: Secs. 215 and 311 of Public Health Service (PHS) Act. as amended (42 U.S.C. 216,243; secs. 361-369, PHS Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 264-272)
cite as: 42 CFR 71.41