If you choose to have animals on the premises of your child-care home while children are in care or on field trips, you must:
  (1) Notify parents in writing when animals are or will be present;
  (2) Ensure the animals do not create unsafe or unsanitary conditions;
  (3) Ensure that children do not handle any animal that shows signs of illness, such as lethargy or diarrhea; and
  (4) Ensure that caregivers and children practice good hygiene and hand washing after handling or coming into contact with an animal and items used by an animal, such as water bowls, food bowls, and cages.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.3701 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909