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7 AAC 10.1090. Animals. (a) An entity shall ensure that any animal kept in the entity has no communicable disease, has immunizations required under state and federal law, and is free of internal and external parasites. The entity must show proof of compliance with required immunizations to the department upon request. (b) The entity shall inform each adult in care or that adult’s representative, parents of children in care, social workers, care coordinators, and case managers, as applicable, if any animal is present in the entity. (c) Psittacine birds may not be kept in a child care center. (d) A psittacine bird may be kept in an assisted living home if the bird

(1) receives prophylactic antibiotics before introduction into the assisted living home; and

(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the home. (e) Except for a child care center subject to (c) of this section, a parakeet, pigeon, or other similarly small-sized psittacine bird may be kept in another entity listed in 7 AAC 10.1000(b) only if the bird

(1) receives prophylactic antibiotics before introduction into the entity; and

(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the entity. (f) Ducklings and chicks may be incubated or hatched in an entity, except in a room where infants or toddlers are present, if

(1) children do not handle the ducklings or chicks; and

(2) the ducklings and chicks are removed from the entity when hatched. (g) Amphibians, ferrets, reptiles, and wild, poisonous, or predatory animals may not be kept in an entity listed in 7 AAC 10.1000(b). An assisted living home serving two or fewer residents may have amphibians, ferrets, or reptiles, if approved by the department. The prohibition of this subsection on predatory animals does not apply to domestic dogs and domestic cats. (h) The entity shall ensure that

(1) any birds, fish, and other animals allowed by this section are kept in appropriately