Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Jan 28, 2026
§ 354.245 - Vermin.

Every practicable precaution shall be taken to exclude flies, rats, mice, and other vermin from the official plant. Dogs, cats, and other pets shall be excluded from rooms where edible products are processed, handled, or stored.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622,1624; 7 CFR 2.17 (g) and (i), 2.55
source: 41 FR 23702, June 11, 1976, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 9 CFR 354.245