9 CFR § 3.57 - Employees.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s3.57"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 3.57 - Employees."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "3.57"
section_name: "Employees."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL WELFARE"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7."
regulatory_source: "32 FR 3273, Feb. 24, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3"
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# 3.57 Employees.

A sufficient number of employees shall be utilized to maintain the prescribed level of husbandry practices set forth in this subpart. Such practices shall be under the supervision of an animal caretaker who has a background in animal husbandry or care.