48 CFR § 237.7802 - 237.7802 Policy.
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s237.7802"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 237.7802 - 237.7802 Policy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "237.7802"
section_name: "237.7802 Policy."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "237"
part_name: "SERVICE CONTRACTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36424, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "237"
---
# 237.7802 237.7802 Policy.
(a) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2387, DoD will transfer a contract working dog to the Department of the Air Force, 341st Training Squadron, for veterinary screening and care after the service life of the dog has terminated.
(b) The service life of a contract working dog may be terminated if—
(1) The final contractual obligation of the dog preceding transfer is with DoD; and
(2) The dog cannot be used by another department or agency of the Federal Government due to age, injury, or performance.
(c) A contract working dog that has reached the end of its service life will be transferred for care, reclassification as a military animal, and placement for adoption in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2583.