N.J. Admin. Code § 8:23A-1.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:23A-1.12 - Transportation

(a) Vehicles used in transporting animals shall have a current inspection sticker and be equipped to prevent hazards to the health of the animals being transported and to the driver and all human passengers of the vehicle. The use of portable propane, gas, or oil auxiliary heaters is prohibited in an animal control vehicle. Vehicles shall have the name, address and telephone number of the agency picking up the animals clearly visible on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle.

(b) The animal cargo space of all vehicles shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent the ingress of exhaust from the vehicle's engine.

(c) Primary enclosures used to transport animals, such as compartments or transport cages, cartons or crates, shall be well-constructed and well-ventilated and designed to protect the health and insure the safety of the animals. Such enclosures shall be constructed or positioned in the vehicle in such a manner that:

1. Each animal in the vehicle has access to sufficient fresh air for normal breathing and ventilation is sufficient to prevent the onset of heat prostration. The temperature within such enclosures shall not be allowed to exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit or fall below 45 degrees for a period of more than two hours, provided, however, that at no time may an animal be transported for longer than one hour at a temperature of more than 95 degrees Fahrenheit or less than 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Vehicles which are purchased after March 20, 2000 shall be equipped with supplementary air conditioning and heating to maintain the temperature within the enclosures between 85 degrees Fahrenheit and 45 degrees Fahrenheit at all times when animals are in the enclosures. (Four years from the effective date of these rules, all vehicles shall be equipped with supplementary air conditioning and heating to maintain the temperature within the enclosures between 85 degrees Fahrenheit and 45 degrees Fahrenheit at all times when animals are in the enclosures.

2. The opening of such enclosures are easily accessible at all times for emergency removal of the animals.

3. The animals are afforded adequate protection from the elements.

(d) Animals transported in the same primary enclosure shall be maintained in compatible groups, and any animal exhibiting a vicious disposition shall be transported individually in a primary enclosure. Further, any female shall not be transported in the same primary enclosure with any male unless otherwise requested by the owner.

(e) Primary enclosures used to transport animals shall be large enough to insure that each animal contained therein has sufficient space to turn about freely, to stand erect and to lie in a natural position.

(f) Animals shall not be placed in primary enclosures over other animals in transit unless each enclosure is fitted with a floor of a material which prevents animal excreta from entering lower enclosures.

(g) Primary enclosures used to transport animals shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

(h) It shall be the responsibility of the attendant or driver to inspect the animals to determine whether they need emergency veterinary care, and if so, to immediately obtain such care from a licensed veterinarian.

(i) Primary enclosures used to house animals temporarily during the transport process (that is, holding facilities) shall meet the standards set forth in 8:23A-1.3, 1.5 and 1.7. No animal shall be held for more than 24 hours during transport.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:23A-1.12

Amended by R.1995 d.24, effective 1/17/1995.
See: 26 N.J.R. 4129(a), 27 N.J.R. 343(b).