---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 3.10"
title: "9"
number: "3.10"
heading: "Watering."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/3.10"
---

# §3.10. Watering.

- (a) Potable water must be continuously available to the dogs, unless restricted by the attending veterinarian or except as provided in [§ 3.17(a)](/cfr/9/3.17.md?p=a).
- (b) If potable water is not continuously available to the cats, it must be offered to the cats as often as necessary to ensure their health and well-being, but not less than twice daily for at least 1 hour each time, unless restricted by the attending veterinarian.
- (c) Water receptacles must be kept clean and sanitized in accordance with [§ 3.11(b)](/cfr/9/3.11.md?p=b) and before being used to water a different dog or cat or a different social grouping of dogs or cats.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 28798, May 13, 2020]

### Source

Source: 56 FR 6486, Feb. 15, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.

### Source

Source: 32 FR 3273, Feb. 24, 1967, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 28798, May 13, 2020]