[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR91.27]
[Page 354-355]
TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
PART 91_INSPECTION AND HANDLING OF LIVESTOCK FOR EXPORTATION--Table of Contents
Subpart D_Inspection of Vessels and Accommodations
Sec. 91.27 Troughs and hayracks.
All stalls and pens aboard an ocean vessel shall be equipped with
proper troughs for feeding and watering animals as provided in this
section. Racks or nets furnished for feeding hay shall be of a type
acceptable to the inspector. The feeding of hay to the animals on ocean
vessels may be by means of dispensing the hay from racks or nets or by
placing the hay on the floor of the pens in which the animals are
confined.
(a) Horses and cattle. Troughs may be constructed of metal or wood
and may be either removable or fixed. The space between the first
footlock and footboard may be utilized for feeding cattle, provided a
2x4 piece of lumber is affixed along the top
surface of said footlock so that it, together with the footboard and the
battens, will form an enclosure. If wooden troughs are used for feeding,
an adequate supply of buckets or other metal containers shall
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be provided for the proper watering of the animals.
(b) Sheep, goats, and swine. Pens for these animals shall have feed
troughs not less than 8 inches wide and shall be equipped with proper
receptacles for watering. Pens for sheep and goats shall also have ample
hayracks suitable for these animals.
[42 FR 28990, June 7, 1977. Redesignated at 45 FR 86413, Dec. 31, 1980]