§ 72.1 42 CFR Ch. I (10–1–02 Edition)

AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 264, 271; 31 U.S.C. 9701; port or cause to be transported in 18 U.S.C. 3559, 3571; 42 U.S.C. 262 note. interstate traffic, directly or indi- SOURCE: 45 FR 48627, July 21, 1980, unless rectly, any material (other than bio- otherwise noted. logical products) known to contain, or reasonably believed by such person to § 72.1 Definitions. contain, one or more of the following As used in this part: etiologic agents unless such material is Biological product means a biological packaged, labeled, and shipped in ac- product prepared and manufactured in cordance with the requirements speci- accordance with the provisions of 9 fied in paragraphs (a) through (f) of CFR parts 102–104 and 21 CFR parts 312 this section: and 600–680 and which, in accordance BACTERIAL AGENTS with such provisions, may be shipped in interstate traffic. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. Diagnostic specimen means any human Actinobacillus— all species. or animal material including, but not Actinomycetaceae— all members. limited to, excreta, secreta, blood and Aeromonas hydrophila. its components, tissue, and tissue Arachnia propionica. fluids being shipped for purposes of di- Arizona hinshawii— all serotypes. agnosis. Bacillus anthracis. Bacteroides spp. Etiologic agent means a viable micro- Bartonella— all species. organism or its toxin which causes, or Bordetella— all species. may cause, human disease. recurrentis, B. vincenti. Interstate traffic means the movement Brucella— all species. of any conveyance or the transpor- Campylobacter (Vibrio) foetus, C. (Vibrio) tation of persons or property, including jejuni. psittaci, C. trachomatis. any portion of such movement or Clostridium botulinum, Cl. chauvoei, Cl. transportation which is entirely within haemolyticum, Cl. histolyticum,Cl. novyi, Cl. a State or possession, (a) from a point septicum, Cl. tetani. of origin in any State or possession to Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. equi, C. a point of destination in any other haemolyticum, C. pseudotuberculosis, C. State or possession, or (b) between a pyogenes, C. renale. point of origin and a point of destina- Edwarsiella tarda. Erysipelothrix insidiosa. tion in the same State or possession Escherichia coli, all enteropathogenic but through any other State, posses- serotypes. sion, or contiguous foreign country. Francisella (Pasteurella) Tularensis. Haemophilus ducreyi, H. influenzae. § 72.2 Transportation of diagnostic Klebsiella— all species and all serotypes. specimens, biological products, and Legionella— all species and all Legionella- other materials; minimum pack- like organisms. aging requirements. interrogans— all serovars. No person may knowingly transport Listeria— all species. Mimae polymorpha. or cause to be transported in interstate Moraxella— all species. traffic, directly or indirectly, any ma- Mycobacterium— all species. terial including, but not limited to, di- Mycoplasma— all species. agnostic specimens and biological Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis. products which such person reasonably Nocardia asteroides. believes may contain an etiologic Pasteurella— all species. Plesiomonas shigelloides. agent unless such material is packaged Proteus— all species. to withstand leakage of contents, Pseudomonas mallei. shocks, pressure changes, and other Pseudomonas pseudomallei. conditions incident to ordinary han- Salmonella— all species and all serotypes. dling in transportation. Shigella— all species and all serotypes. Sphaerophorus necrophorus. § 72.3 Transportation of materials con- Staphylococcus aureus. taining certain etiologic agents; Streptobacillus moniliformis. minimum packaging requirements. Streptococcus pneumoniae. Streptococcus pyogenes. Notwithstanding the provisions of careteum, T. pallidum, and T. § 72.2, no person may knowingly trans- pertenue.

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