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• <br /> 3 . Enclosures In or On Vehicles <br /> a. Enclosures ( including compartments or <br /> cages,• cartons , or crates) used to transport animals are to be <br /> well constructed, well ventilated, and designed in such a way to <br /> protect the health and insure the safety of the animals. <br /> b. These enclosures must be constructed or <br /> placed on the vehicles so that: - <br /> i ) every animal in the vehicle has suffi- <br /> cient fresh air for normal breathing , <br /> ii ) the openings of these enclosures must <br /> be easily accessible for emergency removals at all times , <br /> iii ) the animals must be adequately <br /> protected from the elements , including heat and old. <br /> iv ) the animals must be adequately <br /> • protected from one another. <br /> c. Only animals of the same species shall be <br /> transported in the same enclosure . Puppies and kittens under six <br /> (6 ) months of age shall not be transported in the same enclosure <br /> with adult animals, other than their mother. <br /> d. Each enclosure used to transport animals <br /> shall be large enough for each animal to stand erect , sit, turn <br /> about freely and lie down in a normal position. <br /> e . Animals shall not be placed in enclosures <br /> over other animals while being transported unless each enclosure <br /> is so constructed to prevent animal excreta from entering the <br /> other enclosures . <br /> 33 <br />