{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-88.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 88.5","heading":"Requirements at a slaughtering facility.","body":"(a) Upon arrival at a slaughtering facility, the owner/shipper must:\n(1) Ensure that each equine has access to appropriate food and potable water after being offloaded;\n(2) Present the owner-shipper certificates to a USDA representative;\n(3) Allow a USDA representative access to the equines for the purpose of examination; and\n(4) Allow a USDA representative access to the animal cargo area of the conveyance for the purpose of inspection.\n(b) If the owner/shipper arrives during normal business hours, the owner/shipper must not leave the premises of a slaughtering facility until the equines have been examined by a USDA representative. However, if the owner/shipper arrives outside of normal business hours, the owner/shipper may leave the premises but must return to the premises of the slaughtering facility to meet the USDA representative upon his or her arrival.\n(c) Any owner/shipper transporting equines to slaughtering facilities outside of the United States must present the owner-shipper certificates to USDA representatives at the border.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER C—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS","PART 88—COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF EQUINES FOR SLAUGHTER"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"b9897044b5144578da27407598180c96b8c993b494391ad4dcbd7ea99ad1a59b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-88.4","next":"us/9-cfr-88.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}