7 USC § 2144 - Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2144"
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title: "7 USC § 2144 - Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2144"
section_name: "Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities"
chapter_number: 54
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–544, § 14, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 91–579, § 15, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 94–279, § 19, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 423; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1758, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1650.)"
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# 1 Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities

So in original. Probably should be “section”.

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Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal facilities shall comply with the standards and other requirements promulgated by the Secretary for a research facility under sections  2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title. Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States exhibiting animals shall comply with the standards promulgated by the Secretary under sections  2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–544, § 14, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 91–579, § 15, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 94–279, § 19, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 423; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1758, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1650.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1985— substituted “sections 2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title” for “” in two places.

1976— inserted “and other requirements” after “standards” in first sentence.

1970— inserted provisions requiring facilities of the United States exhibiting animals to comply with standards promulgated by Secretary under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by  effective one year after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by  effective one year after , see , set out as a note under .

### Compliance With Animal Welfare Act

> “In this fiscal year [fiscal year 2023] and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described in the ‘Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare’ (16–6100–0103–MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act [
> 
> et seq.] and its regulations and standards.”

, , , provided that: