[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 399] [Revised as of October 1, 2000] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR71.41] [Page 523] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 71--FOREIGN QUARANTINE--Table of Contents Subpart E--Requirements Upon Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary Inspection Sec. 71.41 General provisions. Carriers arriving at a U.S. port from a foreign area shall be subject to a sanitary inspection to determine whether there exists rodent, insect, or other vermin infestation, contaminated food or water, or other insanitary conditions requiring measures for the prevention of the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable disease.