Section 001-703-12 - Sanitation(a)Cleaning of enclosures. Excreta shall be removed from primary enclosures as often as necessary to prevent contamination of the elephants contained therein and to minimize disease hazards and to reduce odors. When enclosures are cleaned by hosing or flushing, adequate measures shall be taken to protect the elephants confined in such enclosures from being directly sprayed with the stream of water or wetted involuntarily.(b)Sanitation of enclosures. Subsequent to the presence of an elephant with an infectious or transmissible disease, cages, rooms, and hard-surfaced pens or runs shall be sanitized either by washing them with hot water (180° F. at source) and soap or detergent, as in a mechanical washer, or by washing all soiled surfaces with a detergent solution followed by a safe and effective disinfectant, or by cleaning all soiled surfaces with saturated live steam under pressure. Pens or runs using gravel, sand, or dirt, shall be sanitized when necessary as directed by the attending veterinarian.(c)Housekeeping. Premises (buildings and grounds) shall be kept clean and in good repair in order to protect the elephants from injury and to facilitate the prescribed husbandry practices set forth in this subpart. Accumulations of trash shall be placed in designated areas and cleared as necessary to protect the health of the elephants.(d)Pest control. A safe and effective program for the control of insects, ectoparasites and mammalian pests shall be established and maintained.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 703, § 12