9 CFR § 89.4 - Watering.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s89.4"
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title: "9 CFR § 89.4 - Watering."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "89.4"
section_name: "Watering."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS"
part_number: "89"
part_name: "STATEMENT OF POLICY UNDER THE TWENTY-EIGHT HOUR LAW"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 80502; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 5967, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "89"
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# 89.4 Watering.

Livestock should be furnished an ample supply of potable water. Water treated with chemicals for industrial or boiler use, or taken from streams or ponds containing sewage, mud, or other objectionable matter should not be used. Troughs and other receptacles should be clean. In cold weather, the water should be free from ice.