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The law and regulations exempt agricultural shows and fairs, horse shows, pet shows, game preserves, hunting events, and private collectors who do not exhibit. The annual license fee for Class C licensed animal exhibitors ranges from $30 to $300, depending on the number of regulated animals held.
This subchapter, titled "Cooperative Control and Eradication of Livestock or Poultry," lists additional rules of procedure, as well as guidelines and restrictions regarding animal destruction due to Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Pseudorabies, Foot-and-mouth disease, Rinderpest, Pleuropneumonia, and other communicable diseases.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
In September 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture released a report on an investigation into the material covered by the Times article, and recommended that the USDA "establish adequate policies, procedures, and processes related to oversight of animal welfare at USMARC." [60]
The position of secretary of agriculture was created when the department was elevated to Cabinet status in 1889. The following is a list of secretaries of agriculture, since the creation of the office in 1889.
This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, by state.Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns.
According to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong, for the import of cats and dogs from the following countries/territories—Category I & II—Special/Import permits are required but the pets may be exempt from four months' mandatory quarantine:
The Georgia Animal Protection Act of 1986 was a state law enacted in response to the inhumane treatment of companion animals by a pet store chain in Atlanta. [84] The Act provided for the licensing and regulation of pet shops, stables, kennels, and animal shelters, and established, for the first time, minimum standards of care.