Section 18 AAC 36.510 - Equines(a) Each equine must have daily access to sufficient and nutritious feed to allow for growth and maintenance or adequate body weight or body condition to score at least a level 2.0 on the body condition scoring method described in C.L. Carroll and P.J. Huntington's Body Condition Scoring and Weight Estimation of Horses, published in the Equine Veterinary Journal, 1988, and adopted by reference. (b) Each equine must have daily access to water in sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy the animal's physiologic needs as evidenced by the animal's hydration status.(c) Equines being transported may not be held on a transport vehicle for more than 28 consecutive hours. (d) Transport vehicles must be designed and constructed in a manner that protects the health and well-being of the equine, with adequate ventilation and no sharp protuberances. The vehicle must be of sufficient size to allow the equine to stand with head and neck extended to its fullest postural height. The vehicle must be equipped with doors and ramps, if needed, of sufficient size and location to provide for safe loading and unloading. (e) Each equine must have routine hoof care.Click here to view image
Eff. 3/24/2017,Register 221, April 2017The publication Body Condition Scoring and Weight Estimation of Horses, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 36.5 10, is available from the Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of the State Veterinarian in Anchorage. Copies may also be obtained from the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEV A) bookshop at http://www.beva.org.uk/home/bookshop/go-to-the-bookshop, or by requesting a copy from BEVA by mail at Mulberry House, 31 Market Street, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5LQ; by telephone at 01638 723 555; or by electronic mail at info @beva.org.uk. Photographs and explanatory diagrams derived from the publication can be found at http://www.horserescueunited.net/info-bodyscore.html.Authority:AS 03.05.011
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