9 CFR § 2.100 - Compliance with standards.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s2.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 2.100 - Compliance with standards."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "2.100"
section_name: "Compliance with standards."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL WELFARE"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 36147, Aug. 31, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2"
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# 2.100 Compliance with standards.
(a) Each dealer, exhibitor, operator of an auction sale, and intermediate handler shall comply in all respects with the regulations set forth in part 2 and the standards set forth in part 3 of this subchapter for the humane handling, care, treatment, housing, and transportation of animals.
(b) Each carrier shall comply in all respects with the regulations in part 2 and the standards in part 3 of this subchapter setting forth the conditions and requirements for the humane transportation of animals in commerce and their handling, care, and treatment in connection therewith.