the pet or animal is known to (2) You must develop wash hands after be dangerous or aggressive. policies and procedures for handling or feeding (4) Must make reptiles and management of pets to pets, or handling pet amphibians inaccessible to the include: toys or equipment; children due to the risk of (a) How the needs of (c) Make reptiles and Salmonella. children who have allergies to amphibians that are pets will be accommodated; not part of the early (b) How pet containers, learning program or WAC 170-296A-4900 cages, litter boxes will be activities Pet wastes. cleaned and sanitized and who inaccessible to the will do it; children due to the The licensee must: (c) How pets will receive risk of Salmonella; (1) Keep litter boxes food and water, and be kept (d) Require that inaccessible to the children. clean and who will do it; chickens, ducks, (2) For pets that do not (d) Curricula for teaching turkeys, doves, have an indoor litter area, have children and staff about safety pigeons, or other a designated area outside for and hygiene when handling birds are caged, pets to relieve themselves that pets; and cooped, or penned is inaccessible to children in (e) Pets (excluding aquatic outside early care. This area may not be animals) showing signs of learning program counted in the licensed outdoor illness must be removed from space when children square footage under WAC . the facility until they have been are in care, at a (3) Remove feces right seen, treated and given distance that away if an animal relieves itself approval to return to the center prevents children in the outdoor licensed space. by a veterinarian. Written proof from having direct (4) Clean and disinfect the of veterinary visits must be access to the area immediately when a pet maintained on file. enclosures or waste; leaves feces, urine, blood, or (3) Reptiles and amphibians (e) Require indoor birds vomit in the indoor licensed must be in an aquarium or to be caged; space. other totally self-contained (f) Have containers or area except during educational cages for pets and activities involving the reptile. animals. Containers Children five years of age or or cages must
the pet or animal is known to be dangerous or aggressive. (4) Must make reptiles and amphibians inaccessible to the children due to the risk of Salmonella. WAC 170-296A-4900 Pet wastes. The licensee must: (1) Keep litter boxes inaccessible to the children. (2) For pets that do not have an indoor litter area, have a designated area outside for pets to relieve themselves that is inaccessible to children in care. This area may not be counted in the licensed outdoor square footage under WAC . (3) Remove feces right away if an animal relieves itself in the outdoor licensed space. (4) Clean and disinfect the area immediately when a pet leaves feces, urine, blood, or vomit in the indoor licensed space. (2) You must develop policies and procedures for management of pets to include: (a) How the needs of children who have allergies to pets will be accommodated; (b) How pet containers, cages, litter boxes will be cleaned and sanitized and who will do it; (c) How pets will receive food and water, and be kept clean and who will do it; (d) Curricula for teaching children and staff about safety and hygiene when handling pets; and (e) Pets (excluding aquatic animals) showing signs of illness must be removed from the facility until they have been seen, treated and given approval to return to the center by a veterinarian. Written proof of veterinary visits must be maintained on file. (3) Reptiles and amphibians must be in an aquarium or other totally self-contained area except during educational activities involving the reptile. Children five years of age or wash hands after handling or feeding pets, or handling pet toys or equipment; (c) Make reptiles and amphibians that are not part of the early learning program or activities inaccessible to the children due to the risk of Salmonella; (d) Require that chickens, ducks, turkeys, doves, pigeons, or other birds are caged, cooped, or penned outside early learning program space when children are in care, at a distance that prevents children from having direct access to the enclosures or waste; (e) Require indoor birds to be caged; (f) Have containers or cages for pets and animals. Containers or cages must