(1) | The primary purpose of mobile animal services is to deliver a range of primary and secondary health care services and these facilities shall— |
(a) | be operated by personnel registered with the Council; |
(b) | maintain professional standards at all times; and |
(c) | be attached or affiliated to a fully equipped back-up veterinary facility able to provide advanced secondary and tertiary health service as well as emergency care. |
(2) | A mobile facility shall comply with the following structural and procedural requirements: |
(a) | it shall have an acceptable standard of construction and appearance; |
(b) | be constructed of materials that are impervious and that can be cleansed and disinfected; |
[Subrule (2)(b) substituted by section 14 of Notice 868 of 2009]
(c) | carry a supply of water and have adequate lighting and ventilation; |
(d) | maintain secure storage of scheduled drugs in accordance with relevant legislation; |
(e) | have facilities for storing biologicals and pharmaceuticals at recommended temperatures; |
(f) | have equipment for the disposal or collection of all waste including carcasses, if required; |
(g) | carry an appropriate range of drugs, instruments and protective clothing according to the species serviced; and |
(h) | have access to communication facilities to contact the back-up veterinary facility. |
(3) | Mobile operating rooms shall comply with the relevant regulations for animal operating rooms. |
(4) | The Council may, on written application, consider the approval of mobile animal services other than those described above. |