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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR3.1]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3_STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
                   Transportation of Dogs and Cats \1\
 
Sec. 3.1  Housing facilities, general.




 Subpart A_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
                     Transportation of Dogs and Cats

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

Sec.
3.1 Housing facilities, general.
3.2 Indoor housing facilities.
3.3 Sheltered housing facilities.
3.4 Outdoor housing facilities.
3.5 Mobile or traveling housing facilities.
3.6 Primary enclosures.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.7 Compatible grouping.
3.8 Exercise for dogs.
3.9 Feeding.
3.10 Watering.
3.11 Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control.

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3.12 Employees.

                        Transportation Standards

3.13 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.14 Primary enclosures used to transport live dogs and cats.
3.15 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.16 Food and water requirements.
3.17 Care in transit.
3.18 Terminal facilities.
3.19 Handling.

 Subpart B_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
               Transportation of Guinea Pigs and Hamsters

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

3.25 Facilities, general.
3.26 Facilities, indoor.
3.27 Facilities, outdoor.
3.28 Primary enclosures.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.29 Feeding.
3.30 Watering.
3.31 Sanitation.
3.32 Employees.
3.33 Classification and separation.
3.34 [Reserved]

                        Transportation Standards

3.35 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.36 Primary enclosures used to transport live guinea pigs and hamsters.
3.37 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.38 Food and water requirements.
3.39 Care in transit.
3.40 Terminal facilities.
3.41 Handling.

 Subpart C_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment and 
                        Transportation of Rabbits

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

3.50 Facilities, general.
3.51 Facilities, indoor.
3.52 Facilities, outdoor.
3.53 Primary enclosures.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.54 Feeding.
3.55 Watering.
3.56 Sanitation.
3.57 Employees.
3.58 Classification and separation.
3.59 [Reserved]

                        Transportation Standards

3.60 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.61 Primary enclosures used to transport live rabbits.
3.62 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.63 Food and water requirements.
3.64 Care in transit.
3.65 Terminal facilities.
3.66 Handling.

 Subpart D_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
                   Transportation of Nonhuman Primates

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

3.75 Housing facilities, general.
3.76 Indoor housing facilities.
3.77 Sheltered housing facilities.
3.78 Outdoor housing facilities.
3.79 Mobile or traveling housing facilities.
3.80 Primary enclosures.
3.81 Environment enhancement to promote psychological well-being.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.82 Feeding.
3.83 Watering.
3.84 Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control.
3.85 Employees.

                        Transportation Standards

3.86 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.87 Primary enclosures used to transport nonhuman primates.
3.88 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.89 Food and water requirements.
3.90 Care in transit.
3.91 Terminal facilities.
3.92 Handling.

 Subpart E_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
                    Transportation of Marine Mammals

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

3.100 Special considerations regarding compliance and/or variance.
3.101 Facilities, general.
3.102 Facilities, indoor.
3.103 Facilities, outdoor.
3.104 Space requirements.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.105 Feeding.
3.106 Water quality.
3.107 Sanitation.
3.108 Employees or attendants.
3.109 Separation.
3.110 Veterinary care.
3.111 Swim-with-the-dolphin programs.

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                        Transportation Standards

3.112 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.113 Primary enclosures used to transport marine mammals.
3.114 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.115 Food and drinking water requirements.
3.116 Care in transit.
3.117 Terminal facilities.
3.118 Handling.

 Subpart F_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
 Transportation of Warmblooded Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, 
      Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman Primates, and Marine Mammals

                   Facilities and Operating Standards

3.125 Facilities, general.
3.126 Facilities, indoor.
3.127 Facilities, outdoor.
3.128 Space requirements.

                  Animal Health and Husbandry Standards

3.129 Feeding.
3.130 Watering.
3.131 Sanitation.
3.132 Employees.
3.133 Separation.
3.134-3.135 [Reserved]

                        Transportation Standards

3.136 Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers.
3.137 Primary enclosures used to transport live animals.
3.138 Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).
3.139 Food and water requirements.
3.140 Care in transit.
3.141 Terminal facilities.
3.142 Handling.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.

    Source: 32 FR 3273, Feb. 24, 1967, unless otherwise noted.


    Source: 56 FR 6486, Feb. 15, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

                   Facilities and Operating Standards


    (a) Structure; construction. Housing facilities for dogs and cats 
must be designed and constructed so that they are structurally sound. 
They must be kept in good repair, and they must protect the animals from 
injury, contain the animals securely, and restrict other animals from 
entering.
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    \1\ These minimum standards apply only to live dogs and cats, unless 
stated otherwise.
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    (b) Condition and site. Housing facilities and areas used for 
storing animal food or bedding must be free of any accumulation of 
trash, waste material, junk, weeds, and other discarded materials. 
Animal areas inside of housing facilities must be kept neat and free of 
clutter, including equipment, furniture, and stored material, but may 
contain materials actually used and necessary for cleaning the area, and 
fixtures or equipment necessary for proper husbandry practices and 
research needs. Housing facilities other than those maintained by 
research facilities and Federal research facilities must be physically 
separated from any other business. If a housing facility is located on 
the same premises as another business, it must be physically separated 
from the other business so that animals the size of dogs, skunks, and 
raccoons are prevented from entering it.
    (c) Surfaces--(1) General requirements. The surfaces of housing 
facilities--including houses, dens, and other furniture-type fixtures 
and objects within the facility--must be constructed in a manner and 
made of materials that allow them to be readily cleaned and sanitized, 
or removed or replaced when worn or soiled. Interior surfaces and any 
surfaces that come in contact with dogs or cats must:
    (i) Be free of excessive rust that prevents the required cleaning 
and sanitization, or that affects the structural strength of the 
surface; and
    (ii) Be free of jagged edges or sharp points that might injure the 
animals.
    (2) Maintenance and replacement of surfaces. All surfaces must be 
maintained on a regular basis. Surfaces of housing facilities--including 
houses,

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dens, and other furniture-type fixtures and objects within the 
facility--that cannot be readily cleaned and sanitized, must be replaced 
when worn or soiled.
    (3) Cleaning. Hard surfaces with which the dogs or cats come in 
contact must be spot-cleaned daily and sanitized in accordance with 
Sec. 3.11(b) of this subpart to prevent accumulation of excreta and 
reduce disease hazards. Floors made of dirt, absorbent bedding, sand, 
gravel, grass, or other similar material must be raked or spot-cleaned 
with sufficient frequency to ensure all animals the freedom to avoid 
contact with excreta. Contaminated material must be replaced whenever 
this raking and spot-cleaning is not sufficient to prevent or eliminate 
odors, insects, pests, or vermin infestation. All other surfaces of 
housing facilities must be cleaned and sanitized when necessary to 
satisfy generally accepted husbandry standards and practices. 
Sanitization may be done using any of the methods provided in Sec. 
3.11(b)(3) for primary enclosures.
    (d) Water and electric power. The housing facility must have 
reliable electric power adequate for heating, cooling, ventilation, and 
lighting, and for carrying out other husbandry requirements in 
accordance with the regulations in this subpart. The housing facility 
must provide adequate running potable water for the dogs' and cats' 
drinking needs, for cleaning, and for carrying out other husbandry 
requirements.
    (e) Storage. Supplies of food and bedding must be stored in a manner 
that protects the supplies from spoilage, contamination, and vermin 
infestation. The supplies must be stored off the floor and away from the 
walls, to allow cleaning underneath and around the supplies. Foods 
requiring refrigeration must be stored accordingly, and all food must be 
stored in a manner that prevents contamination and deterioration of its 
nutritive value. All open supplies of food and bedding must be kept in 
leakproof containers with tightly fitting lids to prevent contamination 
and spoilage. Only food and bedding that is currently being used may be 
kept in the animal areas. Substances that are toxic to the dogs or cats 
but are required for normal husbandry practices must not be stored in 
food storage and preparation areas, but may be stored in cabinets in the 
animal areas.
    (f) Drainage and waste disposal. Housing facility operators must 
provide for regular and frequent collection, removal, and disposal of 
animal and food wastes, bedding, debris, garbage, water, other fluids 
and wastes, and dead animals, in a manner that minimizes contamination 
and disease risks. Housing facilities must be equipped with disposal 
facilities and drainage systems that are constructed and operated so 
that animal waste and water are rapidly eliminated and animals stay dry. 
Disposal and drainage systems must minimize vermin and pest infestation, 
insects, odors, and disease hazards. All drains must be properly 
constructed, installed, and maintained. If closed drainage systems are 
used, they must be equipped with traps and prevent the backflow of gases 
and the backup of sewage onto the floor. If the facility uses sump or 
settlement ponds, or other similar systems for drainage and animal waste 
disposal, the system must be located far enough away from the animal 
area of the housing facility to prevent odors, diseases, pests, and 
vermin infestation. Standing puddles of water in animal enclosures must 
be drained or mopped up so that the animals stay dry. Trash containers 
in housing facilities and in food storage and food preparation areas 
must be leakproof and must have tightly fitted lids on them at all 
times. Dead animals, animal parts, and animal waste must not be kept in 
food storage or food preparation areas, food freezers, food 
refrigerators, or animal areas.
    (g) Washrooms and sinks. Washing facilities such as washrooms, 
basins, sinks, or showers must be provided for animal caretakers and 
must be readily accessible.