Followup inspections of these facilities will be conducted on a complaint-driven basis with a minimum of one inspection every 3 years. They had also surveyed their field inspectors to assess the petition's potential impact on the program's workload and alternative scenarios under which animal breeders and dealers could be regulated. However, the program had not determined how to proceed on this matter.
Discussions continue during the current fiscal year.
The proposal does not apply to nonhuman primates, which are already covered under subpart D of the AWA regulations. In general, the proposed rule requires a perimeter fence of at least 6 feet in height for most animals and 8 feet in height for dangerous animals, such as elephants and large cats. For marine mammals, the proposal's fencing requirements pertain only to the land, not water, portions of any enclosures. All requirements are designed to better contain the animals and to keep out unwanted animals.