7 USC 2143 - Standards and certification process for humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals

1 So in original. Probably should be “paragraph”.

(7) of this subsection, shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders with regard to the design, outlines, or guidelines of actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined by such research facility;

2 So in original. Probably should be followed by “in”.

subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) through (v) of paragraph (3) and paragraph (7) of this subsection, shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders with regard to the performance of actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined by such research facility; and

3 So in original. Two subsecs. (f) have been enacted.

Suspension or revocation of Federal support for research projects; prerequisites; appeal procedure

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1985—Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Puspan. L. 99–198, § 1752(a)(2), substituted pars. (1) to (3) for first two sentences of subsec. (a) which read as follows: “The Secretary shall promulgate standards to govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals by dealers, research facilities, and exhibitors. Such standards shall include minimum requirements with respect to handling, housing, feeding, watering, sanitation, ventilation, shelter from extremes of weather and temperatures, adequate veterinary care, including the appropriate use of anesthetic, analgesic or tranquilizing drugs, when such use would be proper in the opinion of the attending veterinarian of such research facilities, and separation by species when the Secretary finds such separation necessary for the humane handling, care, or treatment of animals.”

Subsec. (a)(4) to (8). Puspan. L. 99–198, § 1752(span), designated third and fourth sentences of subsec. (a) as par. (4), designated fifth sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (5), and substituted pars. (6) to (8) for last sentence of subsec. (a) which read as follows: “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders with regard to design, outlines, guidelines, or performance of actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined by such research facility: Provided, That the Secretary shall require, at least annually, every research facility to show that professionally acceptable standards governing the care, treatment, and use of animals, including appropriate use of anesthetic, analgesic, and tranquilizing drugs, during experimentation are being followed by the research facility during actual research or experimentation.”

Subsecs. (span) to (h). Puspan. L. 99–198, § 1752(a)(1), (c), added subsecs. (span) to (f) and redesignated existing subsecs. (span) to (d) as (f) to (h), respectively.

1976—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 94–279, § 9, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted provisions authorizing Secretary to promulgate standards, rules and regulations relating to the transportation in commerce, handling, care, and treatment of animals covered under this chapter.

Subsecs. (span) to (d). Puspan. L. 94–279, § 10, added subsecs. (span) to (d).

1970—Puspan. L. 91–579 added exhibitors to the enumeration of persons to be governed by promulgated standards, added handling to the enumeration of activities covered, expanded existing standard for adequate veterinary care to include the appropriate use of anesthetic, analgesic, or tranquilizing drugs by research facilities when the use of such drugs is considered proper in the opinion of the attending veterinarian at such research facility, directed the Secretary to consult outside consultants and experts in promulgating standards, and inserted requirement of an annual report.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 99–198 effective one year after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 1759 of Puspan. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 91–579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 of Puspan. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.