Section Agr 1702.05 - Animal Health and Husbandry Standards(a) Dogs and cats shall be fed at least once each day except as otherwise might be required to provide adequate nutrition and veterinary care as follows: (1) The food shall be: a. Free from contamination;b. Palatable to the individual animal; andc. Of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the dog or cat;(2) Food receptacles shall be: a. Accessible to all dogs and cats; andb. Located so as to minimize contamination by excreta;(3) Feeding pans shall be durable and kept clean;(4) The food receptacles shall be sanitized daily;(5) Disposable food receptacles may be used but shall be discarded after each feeding; and(6) Self feeders: a. May be used for the feeding of dry food; andb. Shall be sanitized regularly to prevent: (b) Potable water shall be accessible to the dogs and cats at all times, except as might otherwise be required to provide adequate veterinary care, as follows:(1) Watering receptacles shall be kept clean; and(2) They shall be sanitized daily.(c) The following requirements shall be met for sanitation: (1) The following shall be required for cleaning of primary enclosures:a. Excreta shall be removed from primary enclosures as often as necessary, but no less than once daily to:1. Prevent contamination of the dogs or cats contained therein; and 2. Reduce disease hazards and odors; andb. When a hosing or flushing method is used for cleaning a primary enclosure commonly known as a cage:1. Any dog contained therein shall be removed from such enclosure during the cleaning process; and 2. Adequate measures shall be taken to protect the animals in other such enclosures from being contaminated with water and other wastes;(2) Prior to the introduction of dogs or cats into empty primary enclosures previously occupied, such enclosures shall be sanitized as follows:a. Primary enclosures for dogs or cats shall be sanitized often enough to prevent an accumulation of debris or excreta or a disease hazard;b. Cages, rooms and hard-surfaced pens or runs shall be sanitized by:1. Washing them with hot water and soap or detergent as in a mechanical cage washer;2. Washing all soiled surfaces with a detergent solution followed by a safe and effective disinfectant; or3. Cleaning all soiled surfaces with live steam; andc. Pens or runs using gravel, sand or dirt shall be sanitized by removing the soiled gravel, sand or dirt and replacing it as necessary;(3) The building and grounds shall be kept clean and in good repair in order to protect the animals from injury and to facilitate the prescribed husbandry practices set forth in this subpart. Premises shall remain free of accumulations of trash; and(4) An effective program for the control of insects, ectoparasites, and avian and mammalian pests shall be established and maintained.(d) Animals housed in the same primary enclosure shall be maintained in compatible groups, with the following additional restrictions: (1) Females in season, estrus, shall not be housed in the same primary enclosures with males, except for breeding purposes;(2) Any dog, cat or any other animal exhibiting a vicious disposition shall be housed individually in a primary enclosure;(3) Puppies, kittens or any other infant animal shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with adult dogs or cats other than their dams, except when permanently maintained in breeding colonies;(4) Dogs shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with cats, nor shall dogs or cats be housed in the same primary enclosure with any other species of animals; and(5) Dogs, cats or any other animal under quarantine or treatment for a communicable disease shall be separated from other dogs, cats or any other animal in such a manner as to minimize dissemination of such disease.(e) Programs of disease control and prevention, euthanasia, and adequate veterinary care shall be established and maintained under the supervision and assistance of a doctor of veterinary medicine as follows:(1) Each dog, cat or any other animal shall be observed daily by the animal caretaker in charge, or by someone under his direct supervision, for the purpose of monitoring health, nutrition and well being; and(2) Dogs, cats or any other animals shall be provided with veterinary care or euthanized and legally disposed of, if necessary, if they are: N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1702.05
#1722, eff 2-26-81; ss by #2176, eff 11-30-82; ss by #2858, eff 9-24-84, EXPIRED 9-24-90
New. #5121, eff 4-125-91; ss by #6040, eff 5-18-95; ss by #6832, eff 8-25-98, EXPIRED: 8-25-06
New. #8763, eff 11-22-06
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 23, eff.5/21/2015 is not yet available.