North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter J - ANIMAL WELFARE SECTION › Section .0200 - FACILITIES AND OPERATING STANDARDS › Section 52J .0207 - SANITATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Waste shall be
				  removed from primary enclosures, exercise areas and common areas to prevent
				  contamination of the dogs or cats contained therein and to reduce disease
				  hazards and odors. Enclosures and exercise areas for dogs and cats shall be
				  properly cleaned a minimum of two times per day. The animal must be able to
				  walk or lie down without coming in contact with any waste or debris.
(b) When a hosing or flushing method is used
				  for cleaning an enclosure, dogs or cats contained therein shall be removed
				  during the cleaning process, and adequate measures shall be taken to protect
				  the animals in clean enclosures from being contaminated with water and other
				  wastes.
(c) Cross contamination
				  barriers shall be in place in primary enclosures and be sufficient to prevent
				  feces, urine and cleaning waste water from entering another occupied primary
				  enclosure.
(d) Sanitation shall be
				  as follows:
(1) prior to the introduction of
				  dogs or cats into empty primary enclosures previously occupied, enclosures and
				  accessories shall be sanitized in the manner provided in Subparagraph (d)(3) of
				  this Rule;
(2) in addition to
				  primary enclosures being properly cleaned a minimum of two times per day,
				  enclosures and accessories shall be sanitized a minimum of once every seven
				  days in the manner provided in Subparagraph (d)(3) of this Rule if the same
				  animal is housed in the same enclosure for seven or more days;
(3) primary enclosures, cages, rooms,
				  hard-surfaced or artificial turf exercise areas, pens, and runs shall be
				  sanitized by:
(A) washing them with hot water
				  (180 degrees F.) and soap or detergent as in a mechanical cage washer;
				  or
(B) removal of visible organic
				  matter, precleaning all soiled surfaces with a detergent or degreaser solution,
				  followed by the application, at the correct concentration, of an animal-safe
				  disinfectant labeled to be effective against common pathogens. The disinfectant
				  is to be left on the surfaces for the time indicated by the manufacturer. After
				  such time, all surfaces shall be thoroughly rinsed to remove all residual
				  chemicals and then the area dried prior to returning the animal(s) to this
				  area; or
(C) cleaning all soiled
				  surfaces with live steam. The area is to be cooled and dried prior to the
				  return of the animal(s).
(4) common areas, any area accessible to
				  multiple animals and exercise areas not covered by
				  02 NCAC
				  52J .0207(d)(3) shall be
				  kept clean and sanitary. These areas are to be properly cleaned a minimum of
				  two times per day. Hard and/or impervious surfaces of these areas shall be
				  sanitized a minimum of once every seven days in the manner provided in
				  Subparagraph (d)(3) of this Rule;
(5) food and water receptacles shall be
				  sanitized daily with hot water, detergent, and disinfectant. The disinfectant
				  shall be used consistent with the manufacturer's directions;
(6) soiled linens and cloth products shall be
				  mechanically washed with detergent and sanitized;
(7) any area accessible to multiple animals
				  shall be kept clean and sanitary; and
(8) fans, including floor fans, ceiling fans,
				  wall fans, vent fans, etc. shall be kept clean of accumulated debris, dust and
				  biological material.