Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Jan 28, 2026
§ 327.8 - Import products; equipment and means of conveyance used in handling to be maintained in sanitary condition.

Compartments of steamships, sailing vessels, railroad cars, and other means of conveyance transporting any product to the United States, and all trucks, chutes, platforms, racks, tables, tools, utensils, and all other devices used in moving and handling any product offered for importation into the United States, shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53
source: 35 FR 15610, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 9 CFR 327.8