Requirements for transport.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) Prior to the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter, the owner/shipper must: (1) For a period of not less than 6 consecutive hours immediately prior to the equines being loaded on the conveyance, provide each equine appropriate food ( (2) Apply a USDA backtag (3) Complete and sign an owner-shipper certificate for each equine being transported. The owner-shipper certificate for each equine must accompany the equine throughout transit to (i) The owner/shipper's name, address, and telephone number; (ii) The receiver's (destination) name, address, and telephone number; (iii) The name of the auction/market, if applicable; (iv) A description of the conveyance, including the license plate number; (v) A description of the equine's physical characteristics, including such information as sex, breed, coloring, distinguishing markings, permanent brands, tattoos, and electronic devices that could be used to identify the equine; (vi) The number of the USDA backtag applied to the equine in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section; (vii) A statement of fitness to travel at the time of loading, which will indicate that the equine is able to bear weight on all four limbs, able to walk unassisted, not blind in both eyes, older than 6 months of age, and not likely to give birth during the trip; (viii) A description of any preexisting injuries or other unusual condition of the equine, such as a wound or blindness in one eye, that may cause the equine to have special handli

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 88.4