Primary enclosures used to transport marine mammals.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

No dealer, research facility, exhibitor, or operator of an auction sale shall offer for transportation or transport, in commerce, any marine mammal in a primary enclosure that does not conform to the following requirements: (a) Primary enclosures that are used to transport marine mammals other than cetaceans and sirenians must: (1) Be constructed from materials of sufficient structural strength to contain the marine mammals; (2) Be constructed from material that is durable, nontoxic, and cannot be chewed and/or swallowed; (3) Be able to withstand the normal rigors of transportation; (4) Have interiors that are free from any protrusions or hazardous openings that could be injurious to the marine mammals contained within; (5) Be constructed so that no parts of the contained marine mammals are exposed to the outside of the enclosures in any way that may cause injury to the animals or to persons who are nearby or who handle the enclosures; (6) Have openings that provide access into the enclosures and are secured with locking devices of a type that cannot be accidentally opened; (7) Have such openings located in a manner that makes them easily accessible at all times for emergency removal and potential treatment of any live marine mammal contained within; (8) Have air inlets at heights that will provide cross ventilation at all levels (particularly when the marine mammals are in a prone position), are located on all four sides of the enclosures, and cover not less than 20 percent

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 3.113