9 CFR §88.5

1. (a)Upon arrival at a slaughtering facility, the owner/shipper must:
   1. (1)Ensure that each equine has access to appropriate food and potable water after being offloaded;
   2. (2)Present the owner-shipper certificates to a USDA representative;
   3. (3)Allow a USDA representative access to the equines for the purpose of examination; and
   4. (4)Allow a USDA representative access to the animal cargo area of the conveyance for the purpose of inspection.
2. (b)If the owner/shipper arrives during normal business hours, the owner/shipper must not leave the premises of a slaughtering facility until the equines have been examined by a USDA representative. However, if the owner/shipper arrives outside of normal business hours, the owner/shipper may leave the premises but must return to the premises of the slaughtering facility to meet the USDA representative upon his or her arrival.
3. (c)Any owner/shipper transporting equines to slaughtering facilities outside of the United States must present the owner-shipper certificates to USDA representatives at the border.