7 AAC 41.240 - Animals, toxic substances, and poisonous plants
(a) A licensed
child care provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall meet the
requirements of
7
AAC 10.1090. A provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall
meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving
agency regarding the presence of animals in the child care facility, A provider
described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(1) - (5) shall meet the
requirements for toxic substances and poisonous plants under
7
AAC 10.1095.
(b) A provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall inform parents
of children in care if any animal is present on the premises.
(c) A provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall ensure that
any animal kept on the child care premises has no communicable disease, has
immunizations required under state and federal law, and is free of internal and
external parasites. The provider shall show proof of compliance with required
immunizations to the department upon request.
(d) A parakeet, pigeon, or other similarly
small-sized psittacine bird may be kept on the premises of a provider described
in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5)
only if the bird
(1) receives prophylactic
antibiotics before introduction onto the child care premises; and
(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room
separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the entity.
(e) On the premises of a provider
described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(5), ducklings and
chicks may be incubated or hatched, except in a room where infants or toddlers
as described in
7
AAC 41.025(b) are present, if
(1) children do not handle the ducklings or
chicks; and
(2) the ducklings and
chicks are removed from the child care premises when hatched;
(f) Amphibians, ferrets, reptiles,
and wild, poisonous, or predatory animals may not be kept on the premises of a
provider described in 7 AAC 41 200(a)(5). This subsection does not apply to
domestic dogs and domestic cats.
(g) A provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(aJ(5) shall ensure that
(1) any birds, fish, and other animals
allowed by this section are kept in appropriately designed cages or aquariums;
this paragraph does 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 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
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 children in care; and
(6) cleaning of animal waste
(A) is conducted when children in care are
not present; and
(B) is not
conducted in an area used for food preparation or service.
(h) A provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall
(1) disclose to the department information
regarding any animal on the child care premises, 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 on the child care
premises, including whether the occurrence resulted in a contact with an animal
control official;
(3) immediately
remove from contact with children in care an animal described in (1) or (2) of
this subsection; and
(4)
permanently remove from the child care premises 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 children in care.
(i) In this section, "psittacine bird" means
a bird classified as part of the family Psittaciadae, including parrots,
macaws, and parakeets.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.25.001
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