[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: 9CFR3.18]

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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. 3.18  Terminal facilities.

    (a) Placement. Any person subject to the Animal Welfare regulations 
(9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3) must not commingle shipments of dogs or cats 
with inanimate cargo in animal holding areas of terminal facilities.
    (b) Cleaning, sanitization, and pest control. All animal holding 
areas of terminal facilities must be cleaned and sanitized in a manner 
prescribed in Sec. 3.11(b)(3) of this subpart, as often as necessary to 
prevent an accumulation of debris or excreta and to minimize vermin 
infestation and disease hazards. Terminal facilities must follow an 
effective program in all animal holding areas for the control of 
insects, ectoparasites, and birds and mammals that are pests to dogs and 
cats.
    (c) Ventilation. Ventilation must be provided in any animal holding 
area in a terminal facility containing dogs or

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cats, by means of windows, doors, vents, or air conditioning. The air 
must be circulated by fans, blowers, or air conditioning so as to 
minimize drafts, odors, and moisture condensation. Auxiliary 
ventilation, such as exhaust fans, vents, fans, blowers, or air 
conditioning must be used in any animal holding area containing dogs and 
cats, when the ambient temperature is 85 [deg]F (29.5 [deg]C) or higher
    (d) Temperature. The ambient temperature in an animal holding area 
containing dogs or cats must not fall below 45 [deg]F (7.2 [deg]C) or 
rise above 85 [deg]F (29.5 [deg]C) for more than four consecutive hours 
at any time dogs or cats are present. The ambient temperature must be 
measured in the animal holding area by the carrier, intermediate 
handler, or a person transporting dogs or cats who is subject to the 
Animal Welfare regulations (9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3), outside any 
primary enclosure containing a dog or cat at a point not more than 3 
feet (0.91 m) away from an outside wall of the primary enclosure, and 
approximately midway up the side of the enclosure. The preceding 
requirements are in addition to, not in place of, all other requirements 
pertaining to climatic conditions in parts 2 and 3 of this chapter.
    (e) Shelter. Any person subject to the Animal Welfare regulations (9 
CFR parts 1, 2, and 3) holding a live dog or cat in an animal holding 
area of a terminal facility must provide the following:
    (1) Shelter from sunlight and extreme heat. Shade must be provided 
that is sufficient to protect the dog or cat from the direct rays of the 
sun.
    (2) Shelter from rain or snow. Sufficient protection must be 
provided to allow the dogs and cats to remain dry during rain, snow, and 
other precipitation.
    (f) Duration. The length of time any person subject to the Animal 
Welfare regulations (9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3) can hold dogs and cats in 
animal holding areas of terminal facilities upon arrival is the same as 
that provided in Sec. 3.13(f) of this subpart.

[56 FR 6486, Feb. 15, 1991, as amended at 63 FR 10499, Mar. 4, 1998]