Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products |
Chapter I - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter A - Animal Welfare |
Part 3 - Standards |
Subpart A - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Dogs and Cats 1 |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.1 - Housing facilities, general. |
§ 3.2 - Indoor housing facilities. |
§ 3.3 - Sheltered housing facilities. |
§ 3.4 - Outdoor housing facilities. |
§ 3.5 - Mobile or traveling housing facilities. |
§ 3.6 - Primary enclosures. |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.13 - Veterinary care for dogs. |
§ 3.14 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.15 - Primary enclosures used to transport live dogs and cats. |
§ 3.16 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.17 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.18 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.19 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.20 - Handling. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.7 - Compatible grouping. |
§ 3.8 - Exercise for dogs. |
§ 3.9 - Feeding. |
§ 3.10 - Watering. |
§ 3.11 - Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control. |
§ 3.12 - Employees. |
Subpart B - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Guinea Pigs and Hamsters |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.35 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.36 - Primary enclosures used to transport live guinea pigs and hamsters. |
§ 3.37 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.38 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.39 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.40 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.41 - Handling. |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.25 - Facilities, general. |
§ 3.26 - Facilities, indoor. |
§ 3.27 - Facilities, outdoor. |
§ 3.28 - Primary enclosures. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.29 - Feeding. |
§ 3.30 - Watering. |
§ 3.31 - Sanitation. |
§ 3.32 - Employees. |
§ 3.33 - Classification and separation. |
§ 3.34 - [Reserved] |
Subpart C - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment and Transportation of Rabbits |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.60 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.61 - Primary enclosures used to transport live rabbits. |
§ 3.62 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.63 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.64 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.65 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.66 - Handling. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.54 - Feeding. |
§ 3.55 - Watering. |
§ 3.56 - Sanitation. |
§ 3.57 - Employees. |
§ 3.58 - Classification and separation. |
§ 3.59 - [Reserved] |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.50 - Facilities, general. |
§ 3.51 - Facilities, indoor. |
§ 3.52 - Facilities, outdoor. |
§ 3.53 - Primary enclosures. |
Subpart D - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Nonhuman Primates 2 |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.75 - Housing facilities, general. |
§ 3.76 - Indoor housing facilities. |
§ 3.77 - Sheltered housing facilities. |
§ 3.78 - Outdoor housing facilities. |
§ 3.79 - Mobile or traveling housing facilities. |
§ 3.80 - Primary enclosures. |
§ 3.81 - Environment enhancement to promote psychological well-being. |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.86 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.87 - Primary enclosures used to transport nonhuman primates. |
§ 3.88 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.89 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.90 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.91 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.92 - Handling. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.82 - Feeding. |
§ 3.83 - Watering. |
§ 3.84 - Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control. |
§ 3.85 - Employees. |
Subpart E - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Marine Mammals |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.112 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.113 - Primary enclosures used to transport marine mammals. |
§ 3.114 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air and marine). |
§ 3.115 - Food and drinking water requirements. |
§ 3.116 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.117 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.118 - Handling. |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.100 - Special considerations regarding compliance and/or variance. |
§ 3.101 - Facilities, general. |
§ 3.102 - Facilities, indoor. |
§ 3.103 - Facilities, outdoor. |
§ 3.104 - Space requirements. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.105 - Feeding. |
§ 3.106 - Water quality. |
§ 3.107 - Sanitation. |
§ 3.108 - Employees or attendants. |
§ 3.109 - Separation. |
§ 3.110 - Veterinary care. |
§ 3.111 - Swim-with-the-dolphin programs. |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.125 - Facilities, general. |
§ 3.126 - Facilities, indoor. |
§ 3.127 - Facilities, outdoor. |
§ 3.128 - Space requirements. |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.136 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.137 - Primary enclosures used to transport live animals. |
§ 3.138 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.139 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.140 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.141 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.142 - Handling. |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.129 - Feeding. |
§ 3.130 - Watering. |
§ 3.131 - Sanitation. |
§ 3.132 - Employees. |
§ 3.133 - Separation. |
§§ 3.134--3.135 - [Reserved] |
Subpart G - Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Birds |
Animal Health and Husbandry Standards |
§ 3.155 - Feeding. |
§ 3.156 - Watering. |
§ 3.157 - Water quality. |
§ 3.158 - Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control. |
§ 3.159 - Employees. |
§ 3.160 - Compatibility and separation. |
Facilities and Operating Standards |
§ 3.150 - Facilities, general. |
§ 3.151 - Facilities, indoor. |
§ 3.152 - Facilities, outdoor. |
§ 3.153 - Primary enclosures. |
§ 3.154 - Environment enhancement to promote psychological well-being. |
Transportation Standards |
§ 3.161 - Consignments to carriers and intermediate handlers. |
§ 3.162 - Primary enclosures used to transport live birds. |
§ 3.163 - Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine). |
§ 3.164 - Food and water requirements. |
§ 3.165 - Care in transit. |
§ 3.166 - Terminal facilities. |
§ 3.167 - Handling. |
§ 3.168 - Climatic and environmental conditions during transportation. |