9 CFR 3.33
§ 3.33 Classification and separation.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 3.33, § 3.33 Classification and separation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/33041
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Animals housed in the same primary enclosure shall be maintained in compatible groups, with the following additional restrictions:
(a) Except where harem breeding is practiced, preweanling guinea pigs shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with adults other than their parents.
(b) Guinea pigs shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with hamsters, nor shall guinea pigs or hamsters be housed in the same primary enclosure with any other species of animals.
(c) Guinea pigs or hamsters under quarantine or treatment for a communicable disease shall be separated from other guinea pigs or hamsters and other susceptible species of animals in such a manner as to minimize dissemination of such disease.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.