Primary enclosures used to transport live rabbits.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

No person subject to the Animal Welfare regulations shall offer for transportation or transport in commerce any live rabbit in a primary enclosure that does not conform to the following requirements: (a) Primary enclosures, such as compartments, transport cages, cartons, or crates, used to transport live rabbits shall be constructed in such a manner that: (1) The structural strength of the enclosure shall be sufficient to contain the live rabbits and to withstand the normal rigors of transportation; (2) The interior of the enclosure shall be free from any protrusions that could be injurious to the live rabbits contained therein; (3) The openings of such enclosures are easily accessible at all times for emergency removal of the live rabbits; (4) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section, there are ventilation openings located on two opposite walls of the primary enclosure and the ventilation openings on each such wall shall be at least 16 percent of the total surface area of each such wall, or there are ventilation openings located on all four walls of the primary enclosure and the ventilation openings on each such wall shall be at least 8 percent of the total surface area of each such wall: (5) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section, projecting rims or other devices shall be on the exterior of the outside walls with any ventilation openings to prevent obstruction of the ventilation openings and to provide a minimum air circulation space 1.9 centimeters

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 3.61