{"data":{"id":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-2502","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"3 Pa.C.S. § 2502","heading":"Sanitation standards.","body":"(a) Minimum.--The following sanitation standards are required to minimize the risk of contracting a zoonotic disease at an animal exhibition:\n(1) An operator shall promote public awareness of the risk of contracting a zoonotic disease at the animal exhibition and of the measures necessary to minimize the risk of contraction by posting appropriate notices at the animal exhibition.\n(2) An adequate hand-cleansing facility for adults and children shall be conveniently located on the animal exhibition grounds. The operator shall post appropriate notices which designate the location of the hand-cleansing facility required by this paragraph and encourage the cleansing of hands after touching animals, using the restroom and before eating.\n(3) A person may not bring an animal to an animal exhibition unless the person provides the operator with one of the following:\n(i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii), a valid Pennsylvania health certificate or interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.\n(ii) A signed statement by the person attesting that a veterinarian consultation relationship exists with regard to each animal to be exhibited, if a Pennsylvania health certificate or interstate certificate of veterinary inspection is not specifically required under Chapter 23 (relating to domestic animals) and regulations promulgated under Chapter 23.\n(b) Additional.--The department may promulgate additional sanitation standards through regulations.","path":["Title 3 - AGRICULTURE","PART IV ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS","CHAPTER 25 ANIMAL EXHIBITION SANITATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=03\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=25\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 3 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:13Z","sha256":"2935dfdac5e5ac5fe4a101e27bbfaf852af99a6ea54194cd2f39cc7a3369b99f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-2501","next":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-2503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}