9 CFR 354.125
§ 354.125 Evisceration.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 354.125, § 354.125 Evisceration, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/35046
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No viscera or any part thereof shall be removed from any rabbits which are to be processed under inspection in any official plant, except at the time of evisceration and inspection. Each carcass to be eviscerated shall be opened so as to expose the organs and the body cavity for proper examination by the inspector and shall be prepared immediately after inspection as ready-to-cook rabbit.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.