- (a) License holders shall assure that foster facilities at which the license holder keeps animals shall be inspected no less frequently than once a year and that they meet acceptable standards to ensure that the health and safety of the animals shall be maintained.
- (b) Foster facilities shall be used solely for medical or behavioral rehabilitation when a physical facility already holds a license to house animals. Foster facilities shall not be used as an extension of space for housing the general population of a licensee.
- (c) Foster facilities may house animals that are owned by the licensee, but foster facilities shall not own such animals. If the department receives a complaint about a foster facility, the department shall inspect that property as part of the license holder’s network and the license holder shall be subject to sanction for any shortcomings which pose a risk to the health and safety of the animals in their network.
- (d) Licensees shall maintain a list of current foster facilities that shall be available to the department upon request.
- (e) Brokers shall not use foster facilities.
Source. #14164, eff 12-31-24 (formerly Agr 1704.10)