9 CFR § 2.153 - Dogs refused entry.

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title: "9 CFR § 2.153 - Dogs refused entry."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "2.153"
section_name: "Dogs refused entry."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL WELFARE"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 2.153 Dogs refused entry.

Any dog refused entry into the States for noncompliance with the requirements of this subpart or the Act may be removed from the States or may be seized and the person intending to import the dog shall provide for the care (including appropriate veterinary care), forfeiture, and adoption of the dog, at his or her expense.

[79 FR 48659, Aug. 18, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 28798, May 13, 2020]