(a) Anthrax, or Charbon.—All carcasses showing lesions of this disease, regardless of the extent of the disease, shall be condemned and immediately tanked, including the hide, hoofs, horns, viscera, fat, blood, and all other portions of the animal. The killing bed upon which the animal was slaughtered shall be disinfected with a 10 percent solution of formalin, and all knives, saws, cleavers, and other instruments which have come in contact with the carcass shall be treated as provided in [Regulation 11], paragraph (h), before being used upon another carcass.
(b) Blackleg.—Carcasses of animals showing lesions of blackleg shall be condemned.
(c) Hemorrhagic Septicemia.—Carcasses of animals affected with this disease shall be condemned.
(d) Pyemia and Septicemia.—Carcasses showing lesions of either of these diseases shall be condemned.
(e) Rabies.—Carcasses of animals which showed symptoms of rabies before slaughter shall be condemned.
(f) Tetanus.—Carcasses of animals which showed symptoms of tetanus before slaughter shall be condemned.
(g) Malignant Epizoötic Catarrh.—Carcasses of animals affected with this disease and showing generalized inflammation of the mucous membranes shall be condemned.
(h) Hog Cholera and Swine Plague.—(1) Carcasses showing well-marked and progressive lesions of hog cholera or swine plague in more than two of the organs (skin, kidneys, bones, or lymphatic glands) shall be condemned.
(2) Carcasses showing slight lesions which are confined to the kidneys and lymphatic glands may be passed.
(3) Carcasses which reveal lesions more numerous than those described for carcasses to be passed, but not so severe as the lesions described for carcasses to be condemned, may be rendered into lard, provided they are cooked by steam for four hours at a temperature not lower than 220° F.