[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR3.15]

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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. 3.15  Primary conveyances (motor vehicle, rail, air, and marine).

    (a) The animal cargo space of primary conveyances used to transport

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dogs and cats must be designed, constructed, and maintained in a manner 
that at all times protects the health and well-being of the animals 
transported in them, ensures their safety and comfort, and prevents the 
entry of engine exhaust from the primary conveyance during 
transportation.
    (b) The animal cargo space must have a supply of air that is 
sufficient for the normal breathing of all the animals being transported 
in it.
    (c) Each primary enclosure containing dogs or cats must be 
positioned in the animal cargo space in a manner that provides 
protection from the elements and that allows each dog or cat enough air 
for normal breathing.
    (d) During air transportation, dogs and cats must be held in cargo 
areas that are heated or cooled as necessary to maintain an ambient 
temperature and humidity that ensures the health and well-being of the 
dogs or cats. The cargo areas must be pressurized when the primary 
conveyance used for air transportation is not on the ground, unless 
flying under 8,000 ft. Dogs and cats must have adequate air for 
breathing at all times when being transported.
    (e) During surface transportation, auxiliary ventilation, such as 
fans, blowers or air conditioning, must be used in any animal cargo 
space containing live dogs or cats when the ambient temperature within 
the animal cargo space reaches 85 [deg]F (29.5 [deg]C). Moreover, the 
ambient temperature may not exceed 85 [deg]F (29.5 [deg]C) for a period 
of more than 4 hours; nor fall below 45 [deg]F (7.2 [deg]C) for a period 
of more than 4 hours. 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.
    (f) Primary enclosures must be positioned in the primary conveyance 
in a manner that allows the dogs and cats to be quickly and easily 
removed from the primary conveyance in an emergency.
    (g) The interior of the animal cargo space must be kept clean.
    (h) Live dogs and cats may not be transported with any material, 
substance (e.g., dry ice) or device in a manner that may reasonably be 
expected to harm the dogs and cats or cause inhumane conditions.

[56 FR 6486, Feb. 15, 1991, as amended at 63 FR 10498, 10499, Mar. 4, 
1998]