Animal Welfare Act (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkb:Animal_and_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service |
| gptkbp:amendedBy |
1970
1976 1985 1990 2002 2007 2008 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:dog
cats guinea pigs rabbits hamsters nonhuman primates |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:United_States_federal_environmental_legislation
1966 in American law Animal welfare and rights legislation in the United States |
| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:7_U.S.C._§_2131_et_seq.
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1966
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:excludes |
birds, rats, and mice bred for research
cold-blooded animals farm animals used for food or fiber |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Animal Welfare Act (United States)
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to regulate the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers.
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| gptkbp:penalty |
fines
suspension of licenses confiscation of animals |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure humane treatment of animals
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| gptkbp:regulates |
treatment of animals in research
treatment of animals by dealers treatment of animals in exhibition treatment of animals in transport |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Humane_Methods_of_Slaughter_Act
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Policy_on_Humane_Care_and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals |
| gptkbp:requires |
record keeping
inspections licensing of animal dealers minimum standards of care registration of research facilities |
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Animal_Welfare_Act
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
August 24, 1966 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Silver_Spring_monkeys_case
gptkb:Animal_Welfare |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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