Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0525 - Bears - Special Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Any Facility for bears shall comply with the following:
(1) Outdoor Facilities - Cages: An area of at
			 least 400 square feet shall be provided for each animal, so as to provide
			 sufficient space for the animal(s) to make postural and social adjustments with
			 freedom of movement. The floor shall be four-inch reinforced concrete, sloped
			 for free drainage, and provided with a drainage grating of adequate strength to
			 prevent removal by a bear. The floor shall be surrounded by a curb of six-inch
			 reinforced concrete, not less than 12 inches in height. Each pen or cage shall
			 be at least six feet in height and be roofed to prevent escape of the bears,
			 and areas of shade shall be provided for the animal(s).
(2) Cage construction: Securely attached to
			 cage, there shall be at least one feed trough, not less than 12 inches in depth
			 with a capacity of not less than three cubic feet; at least one water trough,
			 not less than 18 inches in depth with a capacity of not less than three cubic
			 feet; and at least one den box for each animal, emplaced not less than six
			 inches above floor level of the cage, which provides 15 square feet of floor
			 area and at least 30 inches of inside height, with a floor sloped to provide
			 free drainage. If of frame and mesh construction, the cage shall consist of a
			 support framework, top and sides of steel pipes or beams equivalent in strength
			 to 1-1/2 inch steel pipe, securely welded, bolted or threaded together, with
			 framework members at intervals of no more than five feet. The wire mesh
			 covering shall be five-gauge chain link fencing or equivalent, securely bolted
			 together and to the framework. If a bar-type construction, the cage shall
			 consist of steel pipes or bars equivalent in strength to 3/4-inch steel pipe,
			 spaced at intervals not to exceed six inches, supported at intervals not to
			 exceed 36 inches with 3/8 x 2-inch steel bars drilled to receive the vertical
			 boards at the support intervals, with all joints or points of meeting securely
			 bolted or welded at the top and sides. The skirt of the cage shall be embedded
			 in a concrete curb to a depth of not less than six inches.
(3) Security: In order to provide for the
			 safety of the public, bears shall be handled in accordance with the following:
(a) A gate to the main cage shall be
			 installed and constructed so as to provide strength equivalent to the rest of
			 the cage, and the hinges and fasteners shall be adequate to provide strength
			 equivalent to the rest of the cage;
(b) The animal(s) shall be confined inside
			 the permitted Facility and shall only be allowed outside the Facility for
			 medical treatment or for removal to another approved Facility. The animal(s)
			 shall be restrained inside a cage within the vehicle so as to prevent escape
			 from, or interference with the operator of, the vehicle; and
(c) The cage shall be securely padlocked
			 except during cleaning. An additional fence of sturdy construction, not less
			 than six feet in height and not less than six feet removed from the cage shall
			 be erected and maintained. Impervious walls on the outside perimeter of the
			 property used as wall(s) of the primary enclosure do not require the additional
			 fence. No person except the keeper of the bears shall be allowed to approach
			 the cage beyond this fence.