Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Apr 15, 2025
§ 71.45 - Food, potable water, and waste: U.S. seaports and airports.

(a) Every seaport and airport shall be provided with a supply of potable water from a watering point approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, in accordance with standards established in title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, parts 1240 and 1250.

(b) All food and potable water taken on board a ship or aircraft at any seaport or airport intended for human consumption thereon shall be obtained from sources approved in accordance with regulations cited in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) Aircraft inbound or outbound on an international voyage shall not discharge over the United States any excrement, or waste water or other polluting materials. Arriving aircraft shall discharge such matter only at servicing areas approved under regulations cited in paragraph (a) of this section.

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 71.45