All facilities shall be subject to inspections by the department. A first-time applicant's facilities shall be inspected by the department and no permit shall be issued until the facilities are determined to satisfy all of the applicable facilities standards of this subchapter.   (1) The department may specify individual caging requirements on a case-by-case basis.   (2) Clean water shall be available at all times except where medical circumstances require the temporary denial of water.   (3) Feces and waste materials shall be removed on a daily basis except for species which normally re-ingest fecal material.   (4) Cages shall be cleaned and disinfected using non-irritating methods.   (5) A person authorized by permit shall observe and provide care for wildlife at least once daily unless otherwise specified by the permit.


Source Note: The provisions of this §69.49 adopted to be effective January 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 902.