| Federal
Law
Visit
the United States Code (USC)
online. Copies of past Codes are available online from
1994 to the present. The following chapters are key:
Title 7—Agriculture:
Chapter 54
•
Transportation,
Sale, & Handling of Certain Animals
•
aka
“Animal Welfare Act”
(see also CFR Title 9: Chapter 1
• Subchapter
A—Animal
Welfare Regulations Parts 1-4)
Title 15—Commerce
& Trade: Chapter 44
•
Protection
of Horses
•
aka
“Horse Protection Act”
(see also CFR Title 9: Chapter 1
• Subchapter
A—Animal
Welfare Regulations Parts 11-12)
Visit
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
online. Copies of past Codes are available online from
1996 to the present. The following chapters are key:
Title 9—Animals
& Animal Products: Chapter 1
•
Animal
& Plant Health
•
Subchapter
A—Animal
Welfare Regulations
Part 1—Definition
of Terms
Part 2—Regulations
•
Attending
Veterinarian & Adequate Veterinary Care
•
Compliance
with Standards & Holding Period
•
Identification
of Animals
•
Licensing
•
Miscellaneous
•
Records
•
Registration
•
Research
Facilities
•
Stolen
Animals
Part 3—Standards:
Specs for Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, & Transportation
•
Dogs
& Cats
•
Guinea
Pigs & Hamsters
•
Marine
Mammals
•
Nonhuman
Primates
•
Rabbits
•
Warmblooded
Animals Other than the Above
Part 4—Rules
of Practice Governing Proceedings
(relates to USC Title 7: Chapter 54
• “Animal
Welfare Act”)
Title 9—Animals
& Animal Products: Chapter 1
•
Animal
& Plant Health
•
Subchapter
A—Animal
Welfare Regulations
Part 11—Horse
Protection Regulations
• Prohibitions Concerning Exhibitors
Part 12—Rules
of Practice
(relates to USC Title 15: Chapter 44
• “Horse
Protection Act”)
User-friendly
versions
of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
and the Animal Welfare Regulations,
and a whole bunch of other animal care/welfare stuff you’d
probably never find even if you were looking!
Lists
of USDA-licensees. The same standards of animal care
apply to all registered and licensed businesses, and Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) field inspectors make
periodic unannounced visits to all locations where animals are
held to see that regulations and standards are followed.
Basically,
the Federal animal care standards cover humane handling, housing,
space, feeding and watering, sanitation, ventilation, shelter
from extremes of weather, adequate veterinary care, separation
of incompatible animals, transportation, and handling in transit.
•
Breeders—of
pets, lab animals, etc.
•
Carriers—transport
regulated animals for hire (e.g., airlines, railroads, motor
carriers, shipping lines, etc.)
•
Class
A Animal Dealers—deal only
in animals they breed and raise
•
Class
B Animal Dealers—include
brokers, bunchers, and operators of auction sales
•
Federal
Research Facilities
•
Handlers—take
custody of regulated animals in connection with transporting
them on public carriers
•
Registered
Exhibitors—have animals on
display to the public or conduct performances featuring animals
(e.g., zoos, marine mammal shows, circuses, carnivals, petting
zoos, etc.).
•
Research
Facilities—include teaching
institutions, drug firms, diagnostic labs, etc.
•
VA
Hospitals
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