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dolphin swimming Part 3 -- Standards for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Marine Mammals
These standards fall under Subpart E of the animal welfare regulations.

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.

    • 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.
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    Accreditation Standards and Related Policies, 2007 Edition  (PDF|396 KB)
    Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
    Information on the standards required of accredited zoological institutions. AZA provides additional information about the accreditation process on their web site.
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    Animal Welfare Act Interpretive Summaries
    USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
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    Animal Welfare Act: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions Symposium Proceedings, 1998
    USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
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    Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines, 1995
    USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
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