Current through November 28, 2024
(a) An entity shall ensure that any animal
kept in the entity has no communicable disease, has immunizations required
under state and federal law, and is free of internal and external parasites.
The entity must show proof of compliance with required immunizations to the
department upon request.
(b) The
entity shall inform each adult in care or that adult's representative, parents
of children in care, social workers, care coordinators, and case managers, as
applicable, if any animal is present in the entity.
(c) Psittacine birds may not be kept in a
child care center.
(d) A psittacine
bird may be kept in an assisted living home if the bird
(1) receives prophylactic antibiotics before
introduction into the assisted living home; and
(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room
separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the home.
(e) Except for a child care center
subject to (c) of this section, a parakeet, pigeon, or other similarly
small-sized psittacine bird may be kept in another entity listed in
7
AAC 10.1000(b) only if the bird
(1) receives prophylactic antibiotics before
introduction into the entity; and
(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room
separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the entity.
(f) Ducklings and chicks may be
incubated or hatched in an entity, except in a room where infants or toddlers
are present, if
(1) children do not handle
the ducklings or chicks; and
(2)
the ducklings and chicks are removed from the entity when hatched.
(g) Amphibians, ferrets, reptiles,
and wild, poisonous, or predatory animals may not be kept in an entity listed
in 7 AAC 10.1000(b).
An an assisted living home serving two or fewer residents may have amphibians,
ferrets, or reptiles, if approved by the department. The prohibition of this
subsection on predatory animals does not apply to domestic dogs and domestic
cats.
(h) The entity shall ensure
that
(1) any birds, fish, and other animals
allowed by this section are kept in appropriately designed cages or aquariums;
the requirements of this paragraph do not apply to domestic dogs and domestic
cats;
(2) the area around a cage or
aquarium is smooth, nonabsorbent, impervious to water, and easily cleanable,
and is cleaned and sanitized at a frequency to keep the area clean and
sanitary;
(3) animal waste is
removed daily, or at a frequency to prevent odor or contact with adults or
children in care;
(4) each cage is
lined with an impervious material and is cleaned at a frequency necessary to
prevent a health risk to adults or children in care;
(5) bowls used for providing food and water
for animals are cleaned at a frequency necessary to prevent a health risk to
adults or children in care; and
(6)
cleaning of animal waste
(A) is conducted when
adults or children in care are not present; and
(B) is not conducted in an area used for food
preparation or service.
(i) The entity shall
(1) disclose to the department information
regarding any animal in the entity, if that animal has
(A) been the subject of a past contact with
an animal control official because of aggressive behavior or biting;
or
(B) a history of aggressive
behavior or biting, regardless of whether the animal has been the subject of a
past contact with an animal control official;
(2) notify the department within 24 hours of
any occurrence of aggressive behavior or biting by an animal in the entity,
including whether the occurrence resulted in a contact with an animal control
official;
(3) immediately remove
from contact with adults or children in care, an animal described in (1) or (2)
of this subsection; and
(4)
permanently remove from the entity an animal described in (1) or (2) of this
subsection, if the department determines that the animal is a threat to the
life or safety of adults or children in care.
(j) In this section, "psittacine bird" means
a bird classified as part of the family Psittaciadae,
including parrots, macaws, and parakeets.
Authority:AS
18.05.010
AS 18.05.040
AS 44.29.020
AS 47.32.010
AS 47.32.030
AS 47.32.130
AS 47.32.140
AS 47.33.005
AS
47.33.010
