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9 CFR 311.19

§ 311.19 Icterus.

United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective

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9 CFR 311.19, § 311.19 Icterus, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34608
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Carcasses showing any degree of icterus shall be condemned. Yellow fat conditions caused by nutritional factors or characteristic of certain breeds of livestock and yellow fat sometimes seen in sheep shall not be confused with icterus. Such carcasses should be passed for human food, if otherwise normal.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.