4.1 General
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4.1 General

  4.1.1 With regard to rodent control, ships are subject to the provisions of the WHO's International Health Regulations.

  4.1.2 Rodents may be controlled by fumigation, by the use of a bait incorporating a poison which acts within a few minutes (acute poison), or one which acts over a period (chronic poison), or by trapping.


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