7 U.S.C. § 2134
Valid license for dealers and exhibitors required
No dealer or exhibitor shall sell or offer to sell or transport or offer for transportation, in commerce, to any research facility or for exhibition or for use as a pet any animal, or buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, transport or offer for transportation, in commerce, to or from another dealer or exhibitor under this chapter any animals, unless and until such dealer or exhibitor shall have obtained a license from the Secretary and such license shall not have been suspended or revoked.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. United States Dep't of Agric., 797 F.3d 1087 (D.C. Cir. 2015).
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. United States Dep't of Agric., 797 F.3d 1087 (D.C. Cir. 2015). “” 7 U.S.C. § 2134 . Upon receiving an application for licensure from a dealer or exhibitor, the USDA issues a license “in such form and manner as [it] may prescribe.”
Knapp v. United States Dep't of Agric., 796 F.3d 445 (5th Cir. 2015). “The Judicial Officer assessed Knapp a $42,800 penalty for buying or selling 214 animals without a license in violation of the AWA, 7 U.S.C. § 2134 , and two regulatory provisions, 9 C.”
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 789 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 2015). “” 7 U.S.C. § 2134 . “[N]o such license shall be issued” until the exhibitor “shall have demonstrated that his facilities comply with the standards promulgated by the Secretary.”
Richard \Dick\" Robinson v. United States", 718 F.2d 336 (10th Cir. 1983). “Richard “Dick” Robinson was charged by the Department of Agriculture with violating the Animal Welfare Act of 1970 (AWA) § 4, 7 U.S.C. § 2134 , for transporting a wolf from Utah to California for exhibition on television without a license.”
Jurewicz v. United States Dep't of Agric. & Humane Soc'y, 741 F.3d 1326 (D.C. Cir. 2014). “7 U.S.C. § 2134 . The Department must charge a licensing fee that is “reasonable” and “adjusted on an equitable basis taking into consideration the type and nature of the operations to be licensed.”
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Vilsack, 169 F. Supp. 3d 6 (D.D.C. 2016). “7 U.S.C.A. § 2134 (emphasis added). Accordingly, the statute authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue licenses for “dealers” and “exhibitors” under certain conditions: The Secretary shall issue licenses to dealers and exhibitors upon application therefor in such form and…”
Commonwealth v. Reynolds, 876 A.2d 1088 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2005). “” 7 U.S.C. § 2134 . 22 Further *1096 more, Section 13(a)(1) authorizes the Secretary to “[pjromulgate standards to govern the humane handling, care treatment, and transportation of animals by dealers.”
Daul v. Meckus, 897 F. Supp. 606 (D.D.C. 1995). “7 U.S.C. §§ 2134 , 2146(a); 9 C.F.R. § 2.”
Humane Soc'y of the United States v. United States Dep't of Agric., 891 F. Supp. 2d 147 (D.D.C. 2012). “7 U.S.C. § 2134 . An “animal” includes any dog that “is being used, or is intended for use, for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes, or as a pet,” or for “hunting, security, or breeding purposes.”
United States v. Lowe (E.D. Okla. 2021). “§ 2133 ; 7 U.S.C. § 2134 ; 9 C.F.R. §§ 1.1 , 2.1-2.”
Peta v. Agri (D.C. Cir. 2015). “” 7 U.S.C. § 2134 . Upon receiving an application for licensure from a dealer or exhibitor, the USDA issues a license “in such form and manner as [it] may prescribe.”
Hill v. Coggins (W.D.N.C. 2019). “See 7 U.S.C. § 2134 . The USDA has discretion to investigate or inspect a licensee’s facilities as it “deems necessary” for violations of the AWA or USDA regulations.”
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