[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: 9CFR3.141]

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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 
 Transportation of Warmblooded Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, 
      Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman Primates, and Marine Mammals
 
Sec. 3.141  Terminal facilities.

    Carriers and intermediate handlers shall not commingle live animal 
shipments with inanimate cargo. All animal holding areas of a terminal 
facility of any carrier or intermediate handler wherein live animal 
shipments are maintained shall be cleaned and sanitized in a manner 
prescribed in Sec. 3.141 of the standards often enough to prevent an 
accumulation of debris or excreta, to minimize vermin infestation and to 
prevent a disease hazard. An effective program for the control of 
insects, ectoparasites, and avian and mammalian pests shall be 
established and maintained for all animal holding areas. Any animal 
holding area containing live animals shall be provided

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with fresh air by means of windows, doors vents, or air conditioning and 
may be ventilated or air circulated by means of fans, blowers, or an air 
conditioning system so as to minimize drafts, odors, and moisture 
condensation. Auxiliary ventilation, such as exhaust fans and vents or 
fans or blowers or air conditioning shall be used for any animal holding 
area containing live animals when the air temperature within such animal 
holding area is 23.9[deg]C. (75.[deg]F.) or higher. The air temperature 
around any live animal in any animal holding area shall not be allowed 
to fall below 7.2[deg]C. (45[deg]F.) nor be allowed to exceed 
29.5[deg]C. (85[deg]F.) at any time: Provided, however, That no live 
animal shall be subjected to surrounding air temperatures which exceed 
23.9[deg]C. (75[deg]F.) for more than 4 hours at any time. To ascertain 
compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, the air temperature 
around any live animal shall be measured and read outside the primary 
enclosure which contains such animal at a distance not to exceed .91 
meters (3 feet) from any one of the external walls of the primary 
enclosure and on a level parallel to the bottom of such primary 
enclosure at a point which approximates half the distance between the 
top and bottom of such primary enclosure.

[43 FR 56217, Dec. 1, 1978. Redesignated at 44 FR 36874, July 22, 1979]