2011 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 54 - TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS (§§ 2131 - 2159)
Section 2137 - Purchase of dogs or cats by research facilities prohibited except from authorized operators of...
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 54 - TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS Sec. 2137 - Purchase of dogs or cats by research facilities prohibited except from authorized operators of auction sales and licensed dealers or exhibitors |
Contains | section 2137 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-544, §7, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 91-579, §8, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1561. |
Statutes at Large References | 80 Stat. 351 84 Stat. 1561 |
Public Law References | Public Law 89-544, Public Law 91-579 |
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It shall be unlawful for any research facility to purchase any dog or cat from any person except an operator of an auction sale subject to section 2142 of this title or a person holding a valid license as a dealer or exhibitor issued by the Secretary pursuant to this chapter unless such person is exempted from obtaining such license under section 2133 of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–544, §7, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 91–579, §8, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1561.)
Amendments1970—Pub. L. 91–579 added licensed exhibitors and operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of this title to the enumeration of persons from whom research facilities may purchase dogs or cats.
Effective Date of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 of Pub. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
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