§ 2138. Purchase of dogs or cats by United States Government facilities prohibited except from authorized operators of auction sales and licensed dealers or exhibitors

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–544 § 8 · 80 Stat. 350

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2138

   Pub. L. 89–544, § 8, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–544, § 8, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United Transactions by U.S. agencies. States which uses animals for research or experimentation shall purchase or otherwise acquire any dog or cat for such purposes from any person except a person holding a valid license as a dealer issued by the Secretary pursuant to this Act unless such person is exempted from obtaining such license under section 3 of this Act.

2. 1970

   Animal Welfare Act of 1970

   Pub. L. 91–579 § 9 · 84 Stat. 1560

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 2138

      Pub. L. 91–579 inserted reference to instrumentalities of the United States which use animals for exhibition

   2. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 2138

      Pub. L. 91–579 added operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of this title and licensed exhibitors to the enumeration of persons from whom United States Government facilities may acquire dogs or cats

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–579 inserted reference to instrumentalities of the United States which use animals for exhibition and added operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of this title and licensed exhibitors to the enumeration of persons from whom United States Government facilities may acquire dogs or cats.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 9. Section S of such Act is amended— (1) by inserting after the words “or experimentation” the words “or exhibition” (2) by inserting between the words “except” and “a person” the words “an operator of an auction sale subject to section 12 of this Act or”: and (3) by inserting between the words “as a dealer” and “issued” the words “or exhibitor”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment 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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