[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR2.40]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 2--REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart D--Attending Veterinarian and Adequate Veterinary Care
 
Sec. 2.40  Attending veterinarian and adequate veterinary care (dealers and exhibitors).


    (a) Each dealer or exhibitor shall have an attending veterinarian 
who shall provide adequate veterinary care to its animals in compliance 
with this section.
    (1) Each dealer and exhibitor shall employ an attending veterinarian 
under formal arrangements. In the case of a part-time attending 
veterinarian or consultant arrangements, the formal arrangements shall 
include a written program of veterinary care and regularly scheduled 
visits to the premises of the dealer or exhibitor; and
    (2) Each dealer and exhibitor shall assure that the attending 
veterinarian has appropriate authority to ensure the provision of 
adequate veterinary care and to oversee the adequacy of other aspects of 
animal care and use.
    (b) Each dealer or exhibitor shall establish and maintain programs 
of adequate veterinary care that include:
    (1) The availability of appropriate facilities, personnel, 
equipment, and services to comply with the provisions of this 
subchapter;
    (2) The use of appropriate methods to prevent, control, diagnose, 
and treat diseases and injuries, and the availability of emergency, 
weekend, and holiday care;
    (3) Daily observation of all animals to assess their health and 
well-being; Provided, however, That daily observation of animals may be 
accomplished by someone other than the attending

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veterinarian; and Provided, further, That a mechanism of direct and 
frequent communication is required so that timely and accurate 
information on problems of animal health, behavior, and well-being is 
conveyed to the attending veterinarian;
    (4) Adequate guidance to personnel involved in the care and use of 
animals regarding handling, immobilization, anesthesia, analgesia, 
tranquilization, and euthanasia; and
    (5) Adequate pre-procedural and post-procedural care in accordance 
with established veterinary medical and nursing procedures.