[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR82.14]

[Page 310-312]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 82--EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE (END) AND CHLAMYDIOSIS; POULTRY DISEASE CAUSED BY SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS SEROTYPE ENTERITIDIS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart A--Exotic Newcastle Disease (END)
 
Sec. 82.14  Removal of quarantine.

    An area will be removed from quarantine only when all of the 
following requirements have been met:
    (a) All birds and poultry exposed to END in the quarantined area 
have been found to be free of END;
    (b) All birds and poultry infected with END in the quarantined area 
have been euthanized;
    (c) All birds and poultry, including any parts of the birds and 
poultry, euthanized in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, 
and all birds and poultry in the quarantined area, including any parts 
of the birds and poultry, that died from any cause other than slaughter, 
have been buried, reduced to ashes by incineration, rendered, or reduced 
to dust by composting:
    (1) If the birds and poultry are buried, all birds and poultry 
infected with END must be buried in the quarantined area. The birds and 
poultry must be buried in a location that meets all United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, State, and local requirements for 
landfills. They must be buried at least 6 feet deep and be covered at 
the time of burial with soil; and
    (2) If the birds and poultry are composted, all birds and poultry 
infected with END must be composted in the quarantined area. The birds 
and poultry must be composted according to the following instructions:
    (i) Place a 1-foot layer of litter and manure in a free-standing 
composter bin, unless the compost pile will be covered in accordance 
with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section. Add a 6-inch layer of straw, 
peanut hulls, or wood chips. Add a layer of dead birds or dead poultry, 
leaving 6 inches between the carcasses and the bin walls. Add water 
sparingly and cover with 6 inches of a dry mixture of litter and manure. 
Repeat the layering process two more times and cap with a double layer 
of dry manure cake. After the bin is capped off and covered, monitor the 
temperature in the compost pile daily, using a 36-inch probe-type 
thermometer. The temperature of the compost pile must reach at least 140 
 deg.F. After 30 days from the date the compost pile is created, turn 
over to aerate the entire mixture. Allow mixture to reach at least 140 
deg.F once again. After completion of the second cycle, the mixture must 
remain covered with any material that prevents penetration of air and 
moisture until spread or otherwise utilized. The composted material may 
not be spread or otherwise utilized until at least 30 days following 
completion of the second heating cycle.
    (ii) Composting of birds and poultry may be accomplished outside of 
covered bins by following the layering and temperature requirements set 
forth in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section, then covering the compost 
pile with tarpaulins or 6-mm polyethylene sheets anchored with tires or 
straw bales. The mixture must be kept moist. The final product may not 
be spread or otherwise utilized until at least 30 days following 
completion of the second heating cycle.

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    (iii) Composting of birds and poultry must be carried out at least 
50 yards from any building or pen where poultry and birds are housed and 
be inaccessible to birds and poultry. Composted material may not be 
commingled with, or otherwise be brought into contact with, non-
composted manure cake;
    (d) All eggs produced by birds or poultry infected with or exposed 
to END in the quarantined area have been buried, reduced to ashes by 
incineration, or rendered. If the eggs are buried, the eggs must be 
buried in the quarantined area in a location that meets all United 
States Environmental Protection Agency requirements and all State and 
local requirements for landfills. The eggs must be buried at least 6 
feet deep and be covered at the time of burial with soil;
    (e) All manure generated by or litter used by birds or poultry 
infected with or exposed to END in the quarantined area has been reduced 
to ashes by incineration, or has been buried, composted, or spread on a 
field and turned under, as follows:
    (1) Burial. If the manure or litter is buried, the manure and litter 
must be buried at least 6 feet deep and covered at the time of burial 
with soil. The manure and litter must be buried in the quarantined area 
in a location that meets all United States Environmental Protection 
Agency and State and local requirements for landfills;
    (2) Composting. If the manure and litter is composted, the manure 
and litter must be composted in the quarantined area according to the 
following method: Place the manure and litter in rows 3 to 5 feet high 
and 5 to 10 feet at the base. The area where the manure, litter, and 
other material used in composting are placed must be such that there is 
no runoff from the composted material out of the area, no saturation 
into the ground, and no moisture, except for that required by this 
paragraph, onto the composted material from above. The composting area 
must be at least 50 yards from any building or pen where birds or 
poultry are housed and be inaccessible to birds and poultry. The manure 
and litter must be mixed so as to attain a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 
approximately 30:1, a moisture content of between 40 to 50 percent, and 
a supply of oxygen to the composted material. If a carbon source other 
than manure or litter is needed, wood chips, straw, or peanut hulls may 
be used. The manure and litter must be covered with tarpaulin or 6-mm 
polyethylene sheets, be anchored with tires or straw bales, and be mixed 
to ensure adequate ventilation every 10 to 15 days. The composted 
material must rise to a temperature of 140  deg.F, as determined by use 
of a 36-inch probe-type thermometer. The composted material may not be 
spread or otherwise utilized for at least 30 days from the time the 140 
deg.F temperature is reached; and
    (3) Spreading and turning under. Spreading and turning under of 
manure or litter may be used as a means of disposal only if carried out 
under the direct supervision of a Federal representative or a State 
representative. If the manure or litter is spread on a field and turned 
under, the field must be in the quarantined area, at least 50 yards away 
from any building or pen where poultry or birds are housed, and 
inaccessible to birds and poultry. The manure or litter must be turned 
under within 24 hours of being spread on the field, and the field must 
be left undisturbed for at least 30 days;
    (f) All vehicles with which the birds or poultry infected with or 
exposed to END or their excrement or litter have had physical contact 
have been cleaned and disinfected in accordance with part 71 of this 
chapter. The vehicles have been inspected after cleaning, and before 
disinfection, by a Federal representative or State representative, and 
then have been disinfected in the presence of a Federal representative 
or State representative with a disinfectant listed in part 71 of this 
chapter;
    (g) All cages, coops, containers, troughs, and other equipment used 
for birds or poultry infected with or exposed to END, or their excrement 
or litter have been reduced to ashes by incineration, or have been 
cleaned and disinfected in accordance with part 71 of this chapter. The 
items must be inspected after cleaning, and before disinfection, by a 
Federal representative or State representative, and then must

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be disinfected in the presence of a Federal representative or State 
representative, with a disinfectant listed in part 71 of this chapter; 
and
    (h) The premises where birds or poultry infected with or exposed to 
END were located have been cleaned and disinfected in accordance with 
part 71 of this chapter. The premises have been inspected after 
cleaning, and before disinfection, by a Federal representative or State 
representative, and then have been disinfected in the presence of a 
Federal representative or State representative with a disinfectant 
listed in part 71 of this chapter.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0116)