---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Animals and Animal Products"
key: "chIII/subchE/part500"
level: "part"
label: "Part 500"
heading: "Rules of Practice"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/chIII-subchE-part500"
sections_count: 9
---

# Part 500 — Rules of Practice

Title 9 C.F.R. — Animals and Animal Products › Chapter III — Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter E — Regulatory Requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act

## Sections

- [§500.1. Definitions.](/cfr/9/500.1.md)
- [§500.2. Regulatory control action.](/cfr/9/500.2.md)
- [§500.3. Withholding action or suspension without prior notification.](/cfr/9/500.3.md)
- [§500.4. Withholding action or suspension with prior notification.](/cfr/9/500.4.md)
- [§500.5. Notification, appeals, and actions held in abeyance.](/cfr/9/500.5.md)
- [§500.6. Withdrawal of inspection.](/cfr/9/500.6.md)
- [§500.7. Refusal to grant inspection.](/cfr/9/500.7.md)
- [§500.8. Procedures for rescinding or refusing approval of marks, labels, and containers.](/cfr/9/500.8.md)
- [§500.9. Procedures for the filing of appeals.](/cfr/9/500.9.md)