Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 150 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COMPANION ANIMALS
Part IV - Standards for the Transportation of Birds
Section 2VAC5-150-220 - Care in transit

1. Visually observe the birds as frequently as circumstances may dictate but not less than once every four hours during surface and air transit, except that where the animal cargo space is not accessible during flight, the animals shall be observed during loading and unloading and whenever the cargo space is otherwise accessible;

2. Assure that the birds are receiving sufficient air for normal breathing;

3. Assure that the ambient temperature around the birds is between prescribed limits;

4. Assure that additional ventilation is provided if temperatures are above 75°F, unless the well-being of the birds mandates temperature maintenance above this range;

5. Determine whether any of the birds are in obvious physical distress;

6. Provide any needed veterinary care as soon as possible; and

7. Assure that birds not be removed from their primary enclosures unless placed in other primary enclosures or facilities conforming to these recommended standards.