Laboratory Animal Welfare Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Laboratory_Animal_Welfare_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966
gptkbp:amendedAs gptkb:Animal_Welfare_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Animal_Welfare_Act_Amendments_of_1970
Animal Welfare Act Amendments of 1976
Animal Welfare Act Amendments of 1985
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:7_U.S.C._§_2131_et_seq.
gptkbp:covers gptkb:dog
cats
guinea pigs
rabbits
hamsters
nonhuman primates
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1966
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes birds
farm animals used for food or fiber
mice of the genus Mus
rats of the genus Rattus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laboratory Animal Welfare Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_89-544
gptkbp:purpose regulate the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers
gptkbp:relatedTo animal welfare
animal testing
animal rights
gptkbp:requires inspections
recordkeeping
licensing of animal dealers
registration of research facilities
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_86-517
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7