Guam § 62104 - Standards of Care for Livestock.

§ 62104. Standards of Care for Livestock.

The following general standards of care apply to the

keeping of all livestock and poultry:

(a) Care in General. Animals shall be housed or kept

and provided with food, water and care, in a manner which,

having regard to their species and to their degree of

development, adaptation and domestication is appropriate to

their physiological and ethological needs in accordance with

established experience and scientific knowledge.

(b) Specific Elements of Care. In addition to

Subsection (a), the lighting, temperature, humidity, air

circulation, ventilation and other environmental conditions,

such as gas concentration or noise intensity, shall conform

to the animals physiological and ethological needs in

accordance with established experience and scientific

knowledge.

(c) Provision of Food and Liquid. No animal shall be

provided with food or liquid in a manner which may cause

unnecessary suffering or injury.

(d) Freedom of Movement. The freedom of movement

appropriate to an animal, having regard to its species and in

accordance with established experience and scientific

knowledge, shall not be restricted in such a manner as to

cause it unnecessary suffering or injury.

(e) Transportation and Movement. No animal shall be

moved or transported in a manner which may cause

unnecessary suffering or injury.

(f) Protection from the Environment. Where an animal

is continuously or regularly tethered or confined, it shall be

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given protection from environmental hazards and space

appropriate to its physiological and ethological needs in

accordance with established experience and scientific

knowledge.

(g) Capture of Wild, Feral and Stray Animals. No wild,

feral or stray animal shall be captured in a manner which

may cause unnecessary suffering or injury.

(h) Inspections. The condition and state of health of

animals shall be thoroughly inspected by the Department of

Agriculture at necessary intervals sufficient to avoid

unnecessary suffering.

(i) Release of Pigs. It shall be considered unlawful to

release a pig, whether a captured feral pig or a pig

domesticated as a pet or livestock. Once in a person’s

possession, pigs shall be either:

(1) killed and disposed of in accordance with

guidelines to be developed by the Director of the

Department of Agriculture;

(2) slaughtered, which shall mean killed for the

purposes of obtaining the meat therefrom for human

consumption; or

(3) domesticated and cared for in accordance with

this Chapter and accompanying rules and regulations.