---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 71.46"
title: "42"
number: "71.46"
heading: "Issuance of Deratting Certificates and Deratting Exemption Certificates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/71.46"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 215 and 311 of Public Health Service (PHS) Act. as amended (42 U.S.C. 216, 243); secs. 361-369, PHS Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 264-272).

### Source

Source: 50 FR 1519, Jan. 11, 1985, unless otherwise noted.