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7 U.S.C. § 2135 — Time period for disposal of dogs or cats by dealers or exhibitors
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No dealer or exhibitor shall sell or otherwise dispose of any dog or cat within a period of five business days after the acquisition of such animal or within such other period as may be specified by the Secretary: Provided, That operators of auction sales subject to [section 2142 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2142&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this section.
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No dealer or exhibitor shall sell or otherwise dispose of any dog or cat within a period of five business days after the acquisition of such animal or within such other period as may be specified by the Secretary: Provided, That operators of auction sales subject to [section 2142 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2142&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this section.
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The Secretary is authorized to promulgate humane standards and recordkeeping requirements governing the purchase, handling, or sale of animals, in commerce, by dealers, research facilities, and exhibitors at auction sales and by the operators of such auction sales. The Secretary is also authorized to require the licensing of operators of auction sales where any dogs or cats are sold, in commerce, under such conditions as he may prescribe, and upon payment of such fee as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 2153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Congress finds that animals and activities which are regulated under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect such commerce or the free flow thereof, and that regulation of animals and activities as provided in this chapter is necessary to prevent and eliminate burdens upon such commerce and to effectively regulate such commerce, in order—
(1) to insure that animals intended for use in research facilities or for exhibition purposes or for use as pets are provided humane care and treatment;
(2) to assure the humane treatment of animals during transportation in commerce; and
(3) to protect the owners of animals from the theft of their animals by preventing the sale or use of animals which have been stolen.
The Congress further finds that it is essential to regulate, as provided in this chapter, the transportation, purchase, sale, housing, care, handling, and treatment of animals by carriers or by persons or organizations engaged in using them for research or experimental purposes or for exhibition purposes or holding them for sale as pets or for any such purpose or use.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2134
demonstrated that his facilities comply with the
standards promulgated by the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 2143 of this title: Provided, how-
ever, That a dealer or exhibitor shall not be re-
quired to obtain a license as a dealer or exhibi-
tor under this chapter if the size of the business
is determined by the Secretary to be de mini-
mis. The Secretary is further authorized to li-
cense, as dealers or exhibitors, persons who do
not qualify as dealers or exhibitors within the
meaning of this chapter upon such persons’ com-
plying with the requirements specified above
and agreeing, in writing, to comply with all the
requirements of this chapter and the regulations
promulgated by the Secretary hereunder.
(Pub. L. 89–544, § 3, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351;
Pub. L. 91–579, § 4, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1561;
Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12308(a)(2), Feb. 7, 2014,
128 Stat. 990.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted ‘‘: Provided, however,
That a dealer or exhibitor shall not be required to ob-
tain a license as a dealer or exhibitor under this chap-
ter if the size of the business is determined by the Sec-
retary to be de minimis.’’ for ‘‘: Provided, however, That
any retail pet store or other person who derives less
than a substantial portion of his income (as determined
by the Secretary) from the breeding and raising of dogs
or cats on his own premises and sells any such dog or
cat to a dealer or research facility shall not be required
to obtain a license as a dealer or exhibitor under this
chapter.’’
1970—Pub. L. 91–579 inserted references to exhibitors
and retail pet stores.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–579 effective o
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