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PUBLIC LAW 89-544-AUG. 24, 1966

[80 STAT.

dling, or sale of dogs or cats by dealers or research facilities at auction sales. SEC. 13. The Secretary shall establish and promulgate standards to govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals hj dealers and research facilities. Such standards shall include minimum requirements with respect to the housing, feeding, watering, sanitation, ventilation, shelter from extremes of weather and temperature, separation by species, and adequate veterinary care. The foregoing shall not be construed as authoTizing the Secretary to prescribe standards for the handling, care, or treatment of animals during actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined by such research facility. Compliance by gj,(. i^^ j^^ij department, agency, or instrumentality of the United . agencies. g^^tes having laboratory animal facilities shall comply with the standards promulgated by the Secretary for a research facility under section 13. SEC. 15. (a) The Secretary shall consult and cooperate with other Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities concerned with the welfare of animals used for research or experimentation when establishing standards pursuant to section 13 and in carrying out the purposes of this Act. (b) The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the officials of the various States or political subdivisions thereof in effectuating the purposes of this Act and of any State, local, or municipal legislation or ordinance on the same subject. Investigations gj,<^_ iQ^ -pj^g Secretary shall make such investigations or inspections or inspec ions. ^^ ^^^ dccms ueccssary to determine whether any dealer or research facility has violated or is violating any provision of this Act or any regulation issued thereunder. The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to permit inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner any animals found to be suffering as a result of a failure to comply with any provision of this Act or any regulation issued thereunder if (1) such animals are held by a dealer, or (2) such animals are held by a research facility and are no longer required by such research facility to carry out the research, test, or experiment for which such animals have been utilized. SEC. 17. The Secretary shall issue rules and regulations requiring licensed dealers and research facilities to permit inspection of their animals and records at reasonable hours upon request by legally constituted law enforcement agencies in search of lost animals. SEC. 18. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders for the handling, care, treatment, or inspection ot animals during actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined by such research facility. Suspension of g^c. 19. (a) If the Secretary has rcasou to believe that any persou dealer's license, licensed as a dealer has violated or is violating any provision of this Act or any of the rules or regulations promulgated by the Secretary hereunder, the Secretary may suspend such person's license. temporarily, but not to exceed twenty-one days, and, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may suspend for such additional period as he may specify or revoke such license, if such violation is determined to have occurred ajid may make an order that such person shall cease and desist from continuing such violation. Judicial review. (|j^ ^j^y (jealer aggrieved by a final order of the Secretary issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, within sixty days after entry of such.an order, seek review of such order in the manner provided in section 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 60 Stat. 243.

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