Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 4 - GOATS and CAMELIDS › Exhibit A

Current through June, 2024
Required Interisland Livestock Shipping Standards |
					 CATTLE
SHIPPING METHOD
Trailers, 20' containers, 40' containers, shipping
								pens. Must be 4-sided, structurally sound and without protruding objects that
								could injure animals. Must have four sided forklift pockets to ensure container
								cannot shift or tip off fork lift during lifting.
LEAK PROOF
All shipping trailers/containers shall be
								watertight up to a level of 2" and nonslip flooring is required.
SIDES
Sides shall be solid up to the level of the
								animals' backs or window guards should be indented to prevent
								discharge.
WINDOWS
Escape proof. Must contain entire animal. Tall
								enough to be above the backs of the animals or with 6" indented bars to prevent
								fecal discharge and allow proper airflow* *Window openings should be at least
								7% of the area of the side panel surface to ensure proper
								ventilation
ROOF
Must have a solid roof to protect from the sun,
								rain, and contain the animal entirely.
WATER
Not required for trips < 24hrs; must have some
								form of watering system in case of transit delay. Please bring your own water
								when possible.
FEED
Not required for trips < 24hrs.
SPACE
*See table.
TRAILERS DELIVERING LIVESTOCK
All livestock trailers entering into the harbor
								must be constructed to contain animal fecal matter and urine.
TRANSFERAREA & STAGING AREA
In secured DOT designated area only. Water should
								be available nearby.
TRANSFER PROCESS (TRAILER TO CONTAINER)
Trailer with slide or inward opening gate abut
								flush to container with slide or inward opening gates.
OR TRANSFER PROCESS (DOT CHUTE)
Secure chute gates to trailer and container, if DOT
								chute is available.
SPILLAGE
All spillage must be cleaned up and removed from
								harbor. To comply with EPA, no water should be used to clean, the shipper must
								bring shovel, broom, etc to clean area. All shipping containers that remain in
								the harbor must be cleaned out and material hauled away, A fine/fee will be
								imposed if spillage is not cleaned.
*These space requirements only pertain to Hawaii
								Interisland transportation and do not pertain to
								Interstateshipping.
AVG. BODYWEIGHT (lbs)
AREA PER ANIMAL
								(ft2)
HEIGHT (ALL SPECIES)
20' CONTAINER (max number to load)
40' CONTAINER (max number to load)
40'X2 DOUBLEDECKER (w/ feeder and water units) (max
								number to load)
400
6.5
Stand comfortably, ensure head clearance
23
46
70
500
7.5
20
40
61
600
8.5
17
36
54
800
10.4
14
29
Over height limit
1,000
13
11
23
Over height limit
1,200
14.7
10
21
Over height limit
1,400
18
8
17
Over height limit
Required interisland Livestock Shipping Standards |
					 Slieep/Goats
SHIPPING METHOD
Trailers, 20' containers, 40' containers, shipping
								pens. Must be structurally sound and without protruding objects that could
								injure animals. Must have four sided forklift pockets to ensure container
								cannot shift or tip off the forklift during lifting.
LEAK PROOF
All shipping trailers/containers shall be
								watertight up to a level of 2" minimum absorptive bedding and nonslip flooring
								is required.
SIDES
Sides shall be solid up to the level of the
								animals' backs.
WINDOWS
Escape proof. Must contain entire animal. Tall
								enough to be above the backs of the animals or with 3" indented bars to prevent
								fecal discharge.
ROOF
Must have a solid roof to protect from the sun,
								rain, and contain the animal entirely.
WATER
Not required for trips < 24hrs; must have some
								form of watering system in case of transit delay. Please bring your own water
								when possible.
FEED
Not required for trips < 24hrs.
SPACE
*See table.
TRAILERS DELIVERING LIVESTOCK
All livestock trailers entering into the harbor
								must be constructed to contain animal's fecal matter and urine, and contain
								bedding material.
TRANSFER AREA & STAGING AREA
In DOT designated area only. Water should be
								available nearby.
TRANSFER PROCESS (TRAILERTO CONTAINER)
Trailer with slide or inward opening gate abut
								flush to container with slide or inward opening gates.
OR TRANSFER PROCESS (DOT CHUTE)
Secure chute gates to trailer and container, if DOT
								chute is available. Block space between trailer back gate floor and
								ground,
SPILLAGE
All spillage must be cleaned up and removed from
								harbor. To comply with EPA, no water should be use to clean, the shipper must
								bring shovel, broom, etc to clean area. All shipping containers that remain in
								the harbor must be cleaned out and material hauled away. A fine/fee will be
								imposed if spillage is not cleaned.
*These space requirements only pertain to Hawaii
								interisland transportation and do not pertain to
								interstateshipping.
AVG. BODY
								WEIGHT
(lbs)
AREA PER
								ANIMAL
(ft2)
HEIGHT
(ALL
								SPECIES)
20'
								CONTAINER
(max number to
								load)
40'
								CONTAINER
(max number to
								load)
40'X2 DOUBLEDECKER (w/o
								feeders and water units)
(max number to
								load)
60
2.2
Stand comfortably, ensure head
								clearance
67
137
240
80
2.5
59
121
211
100
2.8
53
107
189
120
3.4
44
89
156