---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 332.4"
title: "9"
number: "332.4"
heading: "State request for cooperative agreement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/332.4"
---

# §332.4. State request for cooperative agreement.

- (a) State participation in a cooperative interstate shipment program under this part is limited to States that have implemented cooperative State meat inspection programs.
- (b) To request an agreement for a cooperative interstate shipment program under this part, a State must submit a written request to the Administrator through the FSIS District Office for the FSIS District in which the State is located. In the request the State must:
  - (1) Identify establishments in the State that have requested to be selected for the program that the State recommends for initial selection into the program, if any;
  - (2) Demonstrate that the State is able to provide the necessary inspection services to selected establishments in the State and conduct any related activities that would be required under a cooperative interstate shipment program established under this part; and
  - (3) Agree that, if the State enters into an agreement with FSIS for a cooperative interstate shipment program, the State will:
    - (i) Provide FSIS with access to the results of all laboratory analyses conducted on product samples from selected establishments in the State;
    - (ii) Notify the selected establishment coordinator for the State of the results of any laboratory analyses that indicate that a product prepared in a selected establishment may be adulterated or may otherwise present a food safety concern; and
    - (iii) When necessary, cooperate with FSIS to transition selected establishments in the State that have been deselected from a cooperative interstate shipment program to become official establishments.
- (c) If the Administrator determines that a State that has submitted a request to participate in a cooperative interstate shipment program qualifies to enter into a cooperative agreement for such a program, the Administrator and the State will sign a cooperative agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions under which each party will cooperate to provide inspection services to selected establishments located in the State.
- (d) After the Administrator and a State have signed an agreement for a cooperative interstate shipment program as provided in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, the Administrator will:
  - (1) Appoint an FSIS employee as the FSIS selected establishment coordinator for the State and
  - (2) Coordinate with the State to select establishments to participate in the program as provided in [§ 332.5(b)](/cfr/9/332.5.md?p=b) of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 24753, May 2, 2011, unless otherwise noted.