9 CFR § 2.52 - How to obtain tags.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s2.52"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 2.52 - How to obtain tags."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "2.52"
section_name: "How to obtain tags."
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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# 2.52 How to obtain tags.
Dealers or exhibitors may obtain, at their own expense, official tags from commercial tag manufacturers.
<sup>4</sup>
[^] At the time the dealer or exhibitor is issued a license or is registered, the Department will assign identification letters and numbers and inform them of the identification letters and numbers to be used on the official tags.
<sup>4</sup> A list of the commercial manufacturers who produce these tags and are known to the Department may be obtained from the Deputy Administrator. Any manufacturer who desires to be included in the list should notify the Administrator.
[54 FR 36147, Aug. 31, 1989, as amended at 63 FR 62927, Nov. 10, 1998; 85 FR 28798, May 13, 2020]