Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter; Final Rule
[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Part II
Department of Agriculture
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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9 CFR Parts 70 and 88
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter; Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/congress/hh_att6.htm (1 of 80) [5/28/2002 9:49:05 AM]
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter; Final Rule
9 CFR Parts 70 and 88
[Docket No. 98-074-2]
RIN 0579-AB06
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are establishing regulations pertaining to the commercial
transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities. These regulations
fulfill our responsibility under the 1996 Farm Bill to regulate the
commercial transportation of equines for slaughter by persons regularly
engaged in that activity within the United States. The purpose of the
regulations is to establish minimum standards to ensure the humane
movement of equines to slaughtering facilities via commercial
transportation. As directed by Congress, the regulations cover, among
other things, the food, water, and rest provided to such equines. The
regulations also require the owner/shipper of the equines to take
certain actions in loading and transporting the equines and require
that the owner/shipper of the equin