[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR3.11]

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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. 3.11  Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control.

    (a) Cleaning of primary enclosures. Excreta and food waste must be 
removed from primary enclosures daily, and from under primary enclosures 
as often as necessary to prevent an excessive accumulation of feces and 
food waste, to prevent soiling of the dogs or cats contained in the 
primary enclosures, and to reduce disease hazards, insects, pests and 
odors. When steam or water is used to clean the primary enclosure, 
whether by hosing, flushing, or other methods, dogs and cats must be 
removed, unless the enclosure is large enough to ensure the animals 
would not be harmed, wetted, or distressed in the process. Standing 
water must be removed from the primary enclosure and animals in other 
primary enclosures must be protected from being contaminated with water 
and other wastes during the cleaning. The pans under primary enclosures 
with grill-type floors and the ground areas under raised runs with mesh 
or slatted floors must be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent 
accumulation of feces and food waste and to reduce disease hazards 
pests, insects and odors.
    (b) Sanitization of primary enclosures and food and water 
receptacles. (1) Used primary enclosures and food and water receptacles 
must be cleaned and sanitized in accordance with this section before 
they can be used to house, feed, or water another dog or cat, or social 
grouping of dogs or cats.
    (2) Used primary enclosures and food and water receptacles for dogs 
and cats must be sanitized at least once every 2 weeks using one of the 
methods prescribed in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, and more often 
if necessary to prevent an accumulation of dirt, debris, food waste, 
excreta, and other disease hazards.
    (3) Hard surfaces of primary enclosures and food and water 
receptacles must be sanitized using one of the following methods:
    (i) Live steam under pressure;
    (ii) Washing with hot water (at least 180 [deg]F (82.2 [deg]C)) and 
soap or detergent, as with a mechanical cage washer; or
    (iii) Washing all soiled surfaces with appropriate detergent 
solutions and disinfectants, or by using a combination detergent/
disinfectant product that accomplishes the same purpose, with a thorough 
cleaning of the surfaces to remove organic material, so as

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to remove all organic material and mineral buildup, and to provide 
sanitization followed by a clean water rinse.
    (4) Pens, runs, and outdoor housing areas using material that cannot 
be sanitized using the methods provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section, such as gravel, sand, grass, earth, or absorbent bedding, must 
be sanitized by removing the contaminated material as necessary to 
prevent odors, diseases, pests, insects, and vermin infestation.
    (c) Housekeeping for premises. Premises where housing facilities are 
located, including buildings and surrounding grounds, must be kept clean 
and in good repair to protect the animals from injury, to facilitate the 
husbandry practices required in this subpart, and to reduce or eliminate 
breeding and living areas for rodents and other pests and vermin. 
Premises must be kept free of accumulations of trash, junk, waste 
products, and discarded matter. Weeds, grasses, and bushes must be 
controlled so as to facilitate cleaning of the premises and pest 
control, and to protect the health and well-being of the animals.
    (d) Pest control. An effective program for the control of insects, 
external parasites affecting dogs and cats, and birds and mammals that 
are pests, must be established and maintained so as to promote the 
health and well-being of the animals and reduce contamination by pests 
in animal areas.

[56 FR 6486, Feb. 15, 1991, as amended at 63 FR 3023, Jan. 21, 1998]