[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: 9CFR3.91]

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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 D_Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and 
                 Transportation of Nonhuman Primates \2\
 
Sec. 3.91  Terminal facilities.

    (a) Placement. Any persons subject to the Animal Welfare regulations 
(9 CFR parts l, 2, and 3) must not commingle shipments of nonhuman 
primates with inanimate cargo or with other animals in animal holding 
areas of terminal facilities. Nonhuman primates must not be placed near 
any other animals, including other species of nonhuman primates, and 
must not be able to touch or see any other animals, including other 
species of nonhuman primates.
    (b) Cleaning, sanitization, and pest control. All animal holding 
areas of terminal facilities must be cleaned and sanitized in a manner 
prescribed in Sec. 3.84(b)(3) of this subpart, as often as

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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 
of nonhuman primates.
    (c) Ventilation. Ventilation must be provided in any animal holding 
area in a terminal facility containing nonhuman primates 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 nonhuman primates 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 nonhuman primates 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 nonhuman primates are present. The ambient temperature 
must be measured in the animal holding area by the carrier, intermediate 
handler, or a person transporting nonhuman primates who is subject to 
the Animal Welfare regulations (9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3), outside any 
primary enclosure containing a nonhuman primate at a point not more than 
3 feet (0.91 m.) away from an outside wall of the primary enclosure, on 
a level that is even with the enclosure and approximately midway up the 
side of the enclosure.
    (e) Shelter. Any person subject to the Animal Welfare regulations (9 
CFR parts l, 2, and 3) holding a nonhuman primate 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 nonhuman primate from the direct rays 
of the sun.
    (2) Shelter from rain or snow. Sufficient protection must be 
provided to allow nonhuman primates 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 a nonhuman 
primate in an animal holding area of a terminal facility upon arrival is 
the same as that provided in Sec. 3.86(f) of this subpart.