[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR3.16]

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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. 3.16  Food and water requirements.

    (a) Each dog and cat that is 16 weeks of age or more must be offered 
food at least once every 24 hours. Puppies and kittens less than 16 
weeks of age must be offered food at least once every 12 hours. Each dog 
and cat must be offered potable water at least once every 12 hours. 
These time periods apply to dealers, exhibitors, research facilities. 
including Federal research facilities, who transport dogs and cats in 
their own primary conveyance, starting from the time the dog or cat was 
last offered food and potable water before transportation was begun. 
These time periods apply to carriers and intermediate handlers starting 
from the date and time stated on the certificate provided under Sec. 
3.13(c) of this subpart. Each dog and cat must be offered food and 
potable water within 4 hours before being transported in commerce. 
Consignors who are subject to the Animal Welfare regulations (9 CFR 
parts 1, 2, and 3) must certify that each dog and cat was offered food 
and potable water within the 4 hours preceding delivery of the dog or 
cat to a carrier or intermediate handler for transportation in commerce, 
and must certify the date and time the food and potable water was 
offered, in accordance with Sec. 3.13(c) of this subpart.

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    (b) Any dealer, research facility, including a Federal research 
facility, or exhibitor offering any dog or cat to a carrier or 
intermediate handler for transportation in commerce must securely attach 
to the outside of the primary enclosure used for transporting the dog or 
cat, written instructions for the in-transit food and water requirements 
for a 24-hour period for the dogs and cats contained in the enclosure. 
The instructions must be attached in a manner that makes them easily 
noticed and read.
    (c) Food and water receptacles must be securely attached inside the 
primary enclosure and placed so that the receptacles can be filled from 
outside the enclosure without opening the door. Food and water 
containers must be designed, constructed, and installed so that a dog or 
cat cannot leave the primary enclosure through the food or water 
opening.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0093)