Section R3-11-703. Maintenance Standards for a Veterinary Medical Premises

A Responsible Veterinarian shall ensure that:

1.        All exits, corridors, and passageways inside and outside the veterinary medical premises are unobstructed at all times;

2.        Combustible material such as paper, boxes, and rags are not allowed to accumulate inside or outside the veterinary medical premises;

3.        Temperatures are maintained between 65°F and 90°F in each room where an animal, other than livestock, is treated or housed;

4.        Floors, countertops, tables, sinks, and any other equip- ment or fixtures used in a veterinary medical premises are maintained in a clean condition and sanitized after con- tact with an animal or animal tissue; and

5.        Animal compartments are cleaned and sanitized at least once every 24 hours when an animal, other than live- stock, is being housed and after each animal, other than livestock, vacates the compartment.

Historical Note

Renumbered from R3-11-704 and amended effective August 31, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Section repealed; new Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3918, effective September 20, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by

final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1886, effective October 7,

2013 (Supp. 13-3).