287.1007 Transportation.
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287.1007 Transportation.
Sec. 7.
A person transporting a wolf-dog cross in a vehicle shall comply with the standards in International Air Transport Ass 'n., Live Animal Regulations (26th ed., 1999) applicable to a dog. In addition, a person transporting a wolf-dog cross in a vehicle shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(a)The wolf-dog cross shall be individually and securely caged, even while inside a passenger vehicle or in the bed of a truck. However, a female wolf-dog cross and each of her unweaned pups, if any, shall be transported in the same cage.
(b)The vehicle shall provide fresh air without injurious drafts and provide adequate protection from the elements to the wolf-dog cross.
(c)The wolf-dog cross's cargo area shall be as free as possible of engine exhaust fumes.
(d)Fecal and food wastes shall be removed from the wolf-dog cross's transport cage on at least a daily basis.
(e)The temperature within the wolf-dog cross's cage shall not be harmful to the wolf-dog cross's health.
(f)The wolf-dog cross's cage shall be large enough to ensure that the wolf-dog cross has sufficient space to stand erect, turn around, and lie naturally.
(g)The wolf-dog cross shall not be placed in an enclosure over or next to another animal unless each enclosure has a fitted floor or lateral partition that prevents excreta from entering lower or adjacent enclosures.
(h)The wolf-dog cross shall be given potable water at least twice daily and fed at least once daily, unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian.
History: 2000, Act 246 , Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000