7 Pa. Code § 5.42

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 5.42 - Animal markets approved to sell breeding animals

Animal markets approved to sell breeding animals shall maintain a stable separate from the facilities, other than the sale ring, used in the sale of other livestock. When the stable is not in use, it shall be closed to other animals unless permission is granted by the Department for the use of these facilities for other purposes. Breeding animals shall be sold prior to slaughter and feeding animals if using a common sales ring. The breeding sale stable shall conform with the following requirements. The stable shall:

(1) Have a floor constructed with cement or equally waterproof material and with adequate drainage.

(2) Have walls and partitions constructed of a material that can be readily cleaned and disinfected.

(3) Contain one or more isolation pens.

(4) Have a separate unloading platform used exclusively for healthy breeding animals.

7 Pa. Code § 5.42

The provisions of this § 5.42 amended November 28, 1975, effective 11/29/1975, 5 Pa.B. 3098; amended May 2, 1980, effective 5/3/1980, 10 Pa.B. 1775; amended March 23, 1990, effective 3/24/1990, 20 Pa.B. 1702; amended August 16, 1991, effective 8/17/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688.

The provisions of this § 5.42 amended under section 40 of the act of July 22, 1913 (P. L. 928, No. 441) (3 P. S. § 430); and section 1702 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 442).