CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER F—QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, LICENSING (parts 70 to 75) > PART 71—FOREIGN QUARANTINE > SUBPART E—Requirements Upon Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary Inspection (§71.41 to §71.48) > 71.46—Issuance of Deratting Certificates and Deratting Exemption Certificates.

71.46—Issuance of Deratting Certificates and Deratting Exemption Certificates.

Valid Deratting Certificates or Deratting Exemption Certificates are not required for ships to enter a U.S. seaport. In accordance with Article 17 of the International Health Regulations, the Public Health Service may perform rodent infestation inspections and issue Deratting Certificates and Deratting Exemption Certificates.