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APPENDIX
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Some Federal Laws Relevant to
Animal Care and Use
ANIMAL WELFARE
The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544)—as amended by the Animal
Welfare Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-579); 1976 Amendments to the Animal Welfare
Act (P.L. 94-279); the Food Security Act of 1985 (P.L 99-198), Subtitle F (Ani-
mal Welfare File Name: PL99198); and the Food and Agriculture Conservation
and Trade Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-624), Section 2503, Protection of Pets (File
Name: PL101624)—contains provisions to prevent the sale or use of animals that
have been stolen, to prohibit animal-fighting ventures, and to ensure that animals
used in research, for exhibition, or as pets receive humane care and treatment.
The law provides for regulating the transport, purchase, sale, housing, care, han-
dling, and treatment of such animals.
Regulatory authority under the Animal Welfare Act is vested in the secretary
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and implemented by USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Rules and regulations
pertaining to implementation are published in the Code of Federal Regulations,
Title 9 (Animals and Animal Products), Chapter 1, Subchapter A (Animal Wel-
fare). Available from: Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care, APHIS, USDA,
Unit 85, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1234. File Name 9CFR93.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205; 87 Statute 884) became
effective on December 28, 1973, supplanting the Endangered Species Conserva-
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tion Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-135; 83 Statute 275). The new law seeks "to provide a
means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened
species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of
such endangered species and threatened species, and to take such steps as may be
appropriate to achieve the purposes of the treaties and conservation of wild flora
and fauna worldwide."
Regulatory authority under the Endangered Species Act is vested in the
secretary of the U.S. Department of the interior (USDI) and implemented by
USDI's Fish and Wildlife Service. Implementing rules and regulations are pub-
lished in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 (Wildlife and Fishenes),
Chapter I (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior), Subchap-
ter B. Part 17 (Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants). Copies of the
regulations, including a list of species currently considered endangered or threat-
ened, can be obtained by writing to the Office of Endangered Species, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC 20240.
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