Okla. Admin. Code § 532:15-5-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 532:15-5-3 - Consignments to carriers

(a)Time of delivery. Commercial pet breeders shall not deliver a pet for transport in commerce more than 4 hours before the scheduled departure time of the car, truck, train, aircraft, or other vehicle or transport on which the pet is to be transported.

(b)Address of recipient. Commercial pet breeders shall obtain the name, address, and telephone number of the recipient before delivering a pet for transport by a carrier, and they must provide the address to the carrier.

(c)Certification of pet condition. The commercial pet breeder shall prepare a written statement of each traveling pet's condition and shall attach the certification to the outside of each traveling pet's primary enclosure in an easily visible location that allows persons looking at the primary enclosure to read the certification. The certification shall provide the following:

(1) The commercial pet breeder shall certify that it provided food and water to the pet during the 4 hours before the pet was delivered for transport and state the time the feeding and watering occurred;

(2) Instructions for feeding or watering the animal for a 24-hour period in accordance with these regulations, and commercial pet breeders, which, unless directed otherwise by a veterinarian, in no event shall instruct that the pet be provided no food or water are not acceptable unless directed by the attending veterinarian;

(3) The commercial pet breeder's name, address, and license number;

(4) The recipient's name, address, and telephone number;

(5) A description of the pet, as defined in this Chapter;

(6) A brief summary of the pet's immunization record; and

(7) The commercial pet breeder's signature and the date and time the certification was signed.

(d)Handling of pet at destination. The commercial pet breeder shall instruct the carrier that when a primary enclosure containing a pet has arrived at the animal holding area at a terminal facility after transport, the carrier shall attempt to notify the intended recipient upon arrival and at least once in every 6-hour period thereafter. The time, date, and method of all attempted notifications and the actual notification of the consignee, and the name of the person who notifies or attempts to notify the consignee must be written either on the carrier's or intermediate handler's copy of the shipping document or on the copy that accompanies the primary enclosure. The commercial pet breeder shall instruct the carrier that if the intended recipient cannot be notified within 24 hours after the pet has arrived at the terminal facility, the carrier shall return the pet to the commercial pet breeder or to a person that the commercial pet breeder shall designate, and the commercial pet breeder shall pay the carrier additional fees or costs associated with the re-delivery. The commercial pet breeder shall instruct the carrier that if the intended recipient is notified of the arrival of the pet and does not accept delivery of the pet within 48 hours after arrival of the animal, the carrier shall return the pet to the commercial pet breeder or to a person the commercial pet breeder designates, and the commercial pet breeder shall pay the carrier or intermediate handler additional fees or costs associated with the re-delivery. The commercial pet breeder shall contract with the carrier or intermediate handler for the carrier or intermediate handler to continue to provide proper care, feeding, and housing to the pet and maintain the pet in accordance with generally accepted professional and husbandry practices while in transportation and until the intended recipient accepts delivery of the animal or until the carrier returns the pet to the commercial pet breeder or a person the commercial pet breeder designates.

Okla. Admin. Code § 532:15-5-3

Added at 28 Ok Reg 2306, eff 7-25-11