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| US - Companion Animals - Federal Pet Theft Prevention Act (§ 2158. Protection of pets. ) | 7 USC 2158 | This section of the AWA prohibits shelters from selling found pets within a period of five days to any random-source organization. The purpose of the Act is to prevent animals from being stolen and purchased from humane societies in order to use the animals for scientific testing or illegal purposes (such as fighting, etc.). | Statute | |
| US - AWA - Sectional History of AWA | 7 USC 2131 - 2159 |
This document gives legal history of the Animal Welfare Act on a section by section basis. |
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| US - AWA - Animal Welfare Act Decisions |
This document contains references to both court decisions and administrative proceedings under the Animal Welfare Act on a section by section basis. |
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| US - AWA - Animal Welfare Act | 7 USC §§ 2131 - 2160; 18 USC § 49 | 7 USCA §§ 2131 - 2160;18 USCA § 49 | The AWA is, in the main, a regulatory law that seeks to control who may possess or sell certain animals and the living conditions (for non-agricultural, domestic animals) under which the animals must be kept. The law provides for criminal penalties, civil penalties and revocation of permits for violations of the AWA. | Statute |
| US - AWA - 2014 Public Law113-79 | 2014 PL 113-79 | The 2014 amendments to the Animal Welfare Act allows the Secretary of agriculture to define de minimis, as well as several grammatical changes. The public law also provides the prohibits anyone from allowing a person who has not attained the age of 16 from attending an animal fighting venture. | Statute | |
| US - AWA - 2008 Public Law 110-246 | 2008 PL 110-246 | 122 Stat 1651 | The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246 amends the Animal Welfare Act by strengthening penalties related to animal fighting, including an increase in imprisonment. The 2008 bill also contained language prohibiting imports for resale of dogs unless they are at least six months of age, in good health, and have all necessary vaccinations, with some exemptions defined. Finally, fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act increased from $2500 to $10,000 per violation, per animal, per day. | Statute |
| US - AWA - 2008 Public Law 110-234 | 2008 PL 110-234 | 122 Stat 923 | 2008 Amendments to the Animal Welfare Act concerning the importation of live dogs. | Statute |
| US - AWA - 2007 Public Law110-22 | 2007 PL 110-22 | 121 STAT 88 | The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 was signed into law on May 3, 2007. The law upgrades current penalties by creating felony-level jail time (up to 3 years) for violations of the federal animal fighting law, and it also prohibits interstate and foreign commerce of cockfighting weapons (e.g., knife, gaff, etc.). | Statute |
| US - AWA - 2002 Public Law 107-171 | 2002 PL 107-171 | 116 Stat. 491 | Enacted January 23, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act changed the definition of "animal" in the Animal Welfare Act to specifically exclude birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research. The law also addressed animal fighting ventures by making it a misdemeanor to ship a bird in interstate commerce for fighting purposes, or to sponsor to exhibit a bird in a fight that had been shipped for such purposes. | Statute |
| US - AWA - 1995 Public Law 104-88 | 1995 PL 104-88 | 109 Stat 803 | Public Law 104-88 amended the Animal Welfare act by striking Interstate Commerce Commission and adding Surface Transportation Board. | Statute |