9Animals and Animal Products22022-01-012022-01-01falseOnset of parturition.309.10Section 309.10Animals and Animal ProductsFOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATIONANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION§ 309.10Onset of parturition.
Any livestock showing signs of the onset of parturition shall be withheld from slaughter until after parturition and passage of the placenta. Slaughter or other disposition may then be permitted if the animal is otherwise acceptable.