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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: 9CFR3.125]

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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 F_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
 
Sec. 3.125  Facilities, general.

 Transportation of Warmblooded Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, 
      Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman Primates, and Marine Mammals

    Source: 36 FR 24925, Dec. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 36874, July 22, 1979.

                   Facilities and Operating Standards


    (a) Structural strength. The facility must be constructed of such 
material and of such strength as appropriate for the animals involved. 
The indoor and outdoor housing facilities shall be structurally sound 
and shall be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from 
injury and to contain the animals.
    (b) Water and power. Reliable and adequate electric power, if 
required to comply with other provisions of this subpart, and adequate 
potable water shall be available on the premises.
    (c) Storage. Supplies of food and bedding shall be stored in 
facilities which adequately protect such supplies against deterioration, 
molding, or contamination by vermin. Refrigeration shall be provided for 
supplies of perishable food.
    (d) Waste disposal. Provision shall be made for the removal and 
disposal of animal and food wastes, bedding, dead animals, trash and 
debris. Disposal facilities shall be so provided and operated as to 
minimize vermin infestation, odors, and disease hazards. The disposal 
facilities and any disposal of

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animal and food wastes, bedding, dead animals, trash, and debris shall 
comply with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations 
relating to pollution control or the protection of the environment.
    (e) Washroom and sinks. Facilities, such as washrooms, basins, 
showers, or sinks, shall be provided to maintain cleanliness among 
animal caretakers.

[36 FR 24925, Dec. 24, 1971. Redesignated at 44 FR 36874, June 22, 1979, 
and amended at 44 FR 63492, Nov. 2, 1979]