SIC 0279—Animal Specialties, NEC

Where 0279 sits

1. A Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
2. 02 Agriculture Production Livestock and Animal Specialties
3. 027 Animal Specialties
4. 0279 Animal Specialties, NEC

Description

Establishments primarily engaged in the production of animal specialties, not elsewhere classified, such as pets, bees, worms, and laboratory animals. This industry also includes establishments deriving 50 percent or more of their total value of sales of agricultural products from animal specialties (Industry Group 027), but less than 50 percent from products of any single industry.

What 0279 includes

6-digit codes

• 027900 — Animal Specialties, NEC
• 027901 — Worm Farms
• 027902 — Bird Sanctuaries
• 027903 — Amphibious Animal Farms
• 027904 — Domestic Animal Farms
• 027999 — Animal Specialties, NEC

8-digit codes

• 02790000 — Animal specialties, nec
• 02790100 — Worm farms
• 02790101 — Earthworm farm
• 02790102 — Silk (raw) production and silkworm farm
• 02790200 — Bird sanctuaries
• 02790201 — Aviary
• 02790300 — Amphibious animal farms
• 02790301 — Alligator farm
• 02790302 — Frog farm
• 02790303 — Rattlesnake farm
• 02790400 — Domestic animal farms
• 02790401 — Cat farm
• 02790402 — Dog farm
• 02790403 — Kennels, breeding and raising own stock
• 02799900 — Animal specialties, nec
• 02799901 — Apiary (bee and honey farm)
• 02799902 — Laboratory animal farm
• 02799903 — Insect farm

Example activities

• alligator farms
• apiaries
• aviaries (e.g., parakeet, canary, lovebirds)
• bee farms
• cat farms
• dog farms
• earthworm hatcheries
• frog farms
• honey production
• kennels, breeding and raising own stock
• laboratory animal farms (e.g., rats, mice, guinea pigs)
• rattlesnake farms
• silk (raw) production and silkworm farms
• worm farms

0279 in other systems