[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: 9CFR3.19]

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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. 3.19  Handling.

    (a) Any person subject to the Animal Welfare regulations (9 CFR 
parts 1, 2, and 3) who moves (including loading and unloading) dogs or 
cats within, to, or from the animal holding area of a terminal facility 
or a primary conveyance must do so as quickly and efficiently as 
possible and must provide the following during movement of the dog or 
cat:
    (1) Shelter from sunlight and extreme heat. Sufficient shade must be 
provided to protect the dog or cat from the direct rays of the sun. The 
dog or cat must not be exposed to an ambient air temperature above 85 
[deg]F (29.5 [deg]C) for a period of more than 45 minutes while being 
moved to or from a primary conveyance or a terminal facility. The 
temperature must be measured in the manner provided in Sec. 3.18(d) of 
this subpart. 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.
    (2) Shelter from rain and snow. Sufficient protection must be 
provided to allow the dogs and cats to remain dry during rain, snow, and 
other precipitation.
    (3) Shelter from cold temperatures. Transporting devices on which 
live dogs or cats are placed to move them must be covered to protect the 
animals when the outdoor temperature falls below 50 [deg]F (10 [deg]C). 
The dogs or cats must not be exposed to an ambient temperature below 45 
[deg]F (7.2 [deg]C) for a period of more than 45 minutes, unless they 
are accompanied by a certificate of acclimation to lower temperatures as 
provided in Sec. 3.13(e). The temperature must be measured in the 
manner provided in Sec. 3.18(d) of this subpart. 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.
    (b) Any person handling a primary enclosure containing a dog or cat 
must use care and must avoid causing physical harm or distress to the 
dog or cat.
    (1) A primary enclosure containing a live dog or cat must not be 
placed on unattended conveyor belts, or on elevated conveyor belts, such 
as baggage

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claim conveyor belts and inclined conveyor ramps that lead to baggage 
claim areas, at any time; except that a primary enclosure may be placed 
on inclined conveyor ramps used to load and unload aircraft if an 
attendant is present at each end of the conveyor belt.
    (2) A primary enclosure containing a dog or cat must not be tossed, 
dropped, or needlessly tilted, and must not be stacked in a manner that 
may reasonably be expected to result in its falling. It must be handled 
and positioned in the manner that written instructions and arrows on the 
outside of the primary enclosure indicate.
    (c) This section applies to movement of a dog or cat from primary 
conveyance to primary conveyance, within a primary conveyance or 
terminal facility, and to or from a terminal facility or a primary 
conveyance.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0093)

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