Animal Welfare Regulations - (Apply to Pet Merchants Only)

Part 3 - Standards: Subpart C - Specifications For Handling, Care, Treatment And Transportation Of Rabbits

Section 3.53 Primary Enclosures

All primary enclosures for rabbits shall conform to the following requirements:

General

1. Primary enclosures shall be structurally sound and maintained in good repair to protect the rabbits from injury, to contain the, and to keep predators out.
   
   
2. Primary enclosures shall be constructed and maintained so that the rabbits contained therein have convenient access to clean food and water as required in this subpart.
   
   
3. Primary enclosures shall be constructed and maintained so that the rabbits contained therein have convenient access to clean food and water as required in this subpart.
   
   
4. The floors of the primary enclosures shall be constructed so as to protect the rabbit's feet and legs from injury. Litter shall be provided in all primary enclosures having solid floors.
   
   
5. A suitable nest box containing clean nesting material shall be provided in each primary enclosure housing a female with a litter less than one month of age.
   
   

Space requirements. Primary enclosures shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide sufficient space for the animal to make normal postural adjustments with adequate freedom of movement. Each rabbit housed in a primary enclosure shall be provided a minimum amount of floor space, exclusive of the space taken up by food and water receptacles, in accordance with the following table: