MICROCHIP IMPLANTS AS AN OFFICIAL FORM OF IDENTIFICATION FOR PET BIRDS August 12, 2002 Federal Register: (Volume 67, Number 155) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 9 CFR Part 93 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations to allow the use...
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USDA INFORMS AFA THAT ANIMAL WELFARE ACT WILLÂ NOW INCLUDE BIRDS The U.S. Department of Agriculture/APHIS/Animal Care (USDA) has recently received a verbal legal opinion that, contrary to the initial understanding, the final language in the amended Animal Welfare Act (AWA) indicates that birds and certain rats and mice (except for those forms bred...
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