[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: 9CFR3.139]

[Page 121-122]
 
                  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 
 Transportation of Warmblooded Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, 
      Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman Primates, and Marine Mammals
 
Sec. 3.139  Food and water requirements.

    (a) All live animals shall be offered potable water within 4 hours 
prior to being transported in commerce. Dealers, exhibitors, research 
facilities and operators of auction sales shall provide potable water to 
all live animals transported in their own primary conveyance at least 
every 12 hours after such transportation is initiated, and carriers and 
intermediate handlers shall

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provide potable water to all live animals at least every 12 hours after 
acceptance for transportation in commerce: Provided, however, That 
except as directed by hibernation, veterinary treatment or other 
professionally accepted practices, those live animals which, by common 
accepted practices, require watering more frequently shall be so 
watered.
    (b) Each live animal shall be fed at least once in each 24 hour 
period, except as directed by hibernation, veterinary treatment, normal 
fasts, or other professionally accepted practices. Those live animals 
which, by common accepted practice, require feeding more frequently 
shall be so fed.
    (c) A sufficient quantity of food and water shall accompany the live 
animal to provide food and water for such animals for a period of at 
least 24 hours, except as directed by hibernation, veterinary treatment, 
normal fasts, and other professionally accepted practices.
    (d) Any dealer, research facility, exhibitor or operator of an 
auction sale offering any live animal to any carrier or intermediate 
handler for transportation in commerce shall affix to the outside of the 
primary enclosure used for transporting such live animal, written 
instructions concerning the food and water requirements of such animal 
while being so transported.
    (e) No carrier or intermediate handler shall accept any live animals 
for transportation in commerce unless written instructions concerning 
the food and water requirements of such animal while being so 
transported is affixed to the outside of its primary enclosure.