---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Animals and Animal Products"
key: "chI/subchB/part53"
level: "part"
label: "Part 53"
heading: "Foot-And-Mouth Disease, Pleuropneumonia, and Certain Other Communicable Diseases of Livestock or Poultry"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/chI-subchB-part53"
sections_count: 11
---

# Part 53 — Foot-And-Mouth Disease, Pleuropneumonia, and Certain Other Communicable Diseases of Livestock or Poultry

Title 9 C.F.R. — Animals and Animal Products › Chapter I — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter B — Cooperative Control and Eradication of Livestock or Poultry Diseases

## Sections

- [§53.1. Definitions.](/cfr/9/53.1.md)
- [§53.2. Determination of existence of disease; agreements with States.](/cfr/9/53.2.md)
- [§53.3. Appraisal of animals, eggs, or materials.](/cfr/9/53.3.md)
- [§53.4. Destruction of animals or eggs.](/cfr/9/53.4.md)
- [§53.5. Disinfection or destruction of materials.](/cfr/9/53.5.md)
- [§53.6. Disinfection of animals.](/cfr/9/53.6.md)
- [§53.7. Disinfection of premises, conveyances, and materials.](/cfr/9/53.7.md)
- [§53.8. Presentation of claims.](/cfr/9/53.8.md)
- [§53.9. Mortgage against animals, eggs, or materials.](/cfr/9/53.9.md)
- [§53.10. Claims not allowed.](/cfr/9/53.10.md)
- [§53.11. Highly pathogenic avian influenza; conditions for payment.](/cfr/9/53.11.md)