7 U.S.C. § 2151
Rules and regulations
The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders as he may deem necessary in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Animal Legal Def. Fund v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 789 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 2015).
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 789 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 2015). “7 U.S.C. § 2151 . Pursuant to this section, USDA has adopted comprehensive renewal regulations that combine purely administrative requirements, random inspections, and discretionary enforcement proceedings.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 7 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2013). “to effectuate the purposes of *15 this chapter,” 7 U.S.C. § 2151 , and if USDA has concluded that bird-specific standards are “necessary” to ensure the welfare of those animals, Regulations and Standards for Birds, 69 Fed.”
Patrick D. Hoctor v. United States Dep't of Agric., 82 F.3d 165 (7th Cir. 1996). “The Act requires the licensing of dealers (with obvious exceptions, for example retail pet stores) and exhibitors, and authorizes the Department to impose sanctions on licensees who violate either the statute itself or the rules promulgated by the Department under the authority…”
Doris Day Animal League v. Veneman, 315 F.3d 297 (D.C. Cir. 2003). “” Pursuant to rulemaking authority in 7 U.S.C. § 2151 , the Secretary promulgated the regulation, quoted above, defining “retail pet store.”
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Vilsack, 169 F. Supp. 3d 6 (D.D.C. 2016). “” 7 U.S.C. § 2151 . Indeed, “[p]ursuant to this section, USDA has adopted comprehensive renewal regulations that combine purely administrative requirements, random inspections, and discretionary enforcement proceedings.”
Missouri Pet Breeders Ass'n v. Cnty. of Cook, 106 F. Supp. 3d 908 (N.D. Ill. 2015). “Moreover, the USDA, the agency authorized to promulgate rules under the statute, 7 U.S.C. § 2151 , has encouraged local governments to enact laws related to animal protection.”
Hal Haviland v. Earl L. Butz, Sec'y of Agric., 543 F.2d 169 (D.C. Cir. 1976). “It seems far more likely that the Secretary was endeavoring to give notice that animal acts would be deemed within the statutory definition, thereby, to the extent possible, keeping operators of animal acts from being taken by surprise.”
Hill v. Coggins (W.D.N.C. 2019). “See 7 U.S.C. § 2151 ; see also § 2143(a)(1)-(2).”
United States v. Lowe (E.D. Okla. 2021). “7 U.S.C. § 2151 ; 9 C.F.R. § 1.1-3.142 . These AWA provisions and related regulations set forth minimum requirements for the treatment of animals by dealers, research facilities, and exhibitors, including how animals are to be handled, housed, fed, transported, and provided…”
Am. Soc'y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Animal & Plant Health Inspection Serv. (D.D.C. 2025). “, 7 U.S.C. § 2151 (APHIS “is authorized to promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders as [it] may deem necessary in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.”
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