Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131-2159) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Type du document Législation Date 1966 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine United States Code - Title 7 - Agriculture. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Protection des animaux Santé des animaux Enregistrement Autorisation/permis Transport/dépôt Infractions/sanctions Législation de base Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for certain animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or exhibited to the public. It regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers. Other laws, policies, and guidelines all refer to the Animal Welfare Act as the minimum acceptable standard. The Act provides for licensing of dealers and exhibitors of pets and registration of research facility, every intermediate handler, every carrier, and every exhibitor who is not licensed. The Secretary of Agriculture shall regulate and insure the humane care and treatment of dogs, cats and certain other animals used for research, experimentation, exhibition and sale purposes, as well as to assure humane treatment of animals during transportation in commerce and to protect owners of animals from theft by preventing the sale or use of animals which have been stolen. The Act also directs consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies concerned with the welfare of animals in the establishment of standards and in carrying out other purposes of the Act. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gpo.gov Références - Législation Implementé par Animal Welfare Regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A of Chapter 1). Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2013 Mot clé: Protection des animaux, Santé des animaux, Transport/dépôt, Commerce intérieur, Recherche, Infractions/sanctions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Welfare (9 CFR 1.1-12.10). Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2018 Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Protection des animaux, Commerce intérieur, Infractions/sanctions, Enregistrement, Recherche, Autorisation/permis Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Agricultural Act of 2014. Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2014 Mot clé: Développement agricole, Exploitation agricole, Politique/planification, Développement durable, Mesures financières agricoles, Normes environnementales, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Pêche maritime, Aquaculture, Pêche continentale, Sécurité alimentaire, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Fraude, Emballage/étiquetage, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Planification territoriale, Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol, Pollution du sol/qualité, Remise en état des sols, Protection des animaux, Production végétale, Utilisation durable, Irrigation, Zone de conservation des eaux, Zones humides, Préservation de l'écosystème, Protection de l'habitat Source: FAO, FAOLEX