9 CFR 320.3
§ 320.3 Record retention period.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 320.3, § 320.3 Record retention period, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34838
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(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, every record required to be maintained under this part must be retained for a period of 2 years after December 31 of the year in which the transaction to which the record relates has occurred and for such further period as the Administrator may require for purposes of any investigation or litigation under the Act, by written notice to the person required to keep such records under this part.
(b) Records of canning as required in subpart G of part 318 of this chapter, must be retained as required in § 318.307(e); except that records required by § 318.302(b) and (c) must be retained as required by those sections.
(c) Records required to be maintained under § 320.1(b)(4) must be retained for one year.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.