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[CITE: 7USC2135]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER 54--TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS
 
Sec. 2135. Time period for disposal of dogs or cats by dealers 
        or exhibitors
        
    No dealer or exhibitor shall sell or otherwise dispose of any dog or 
cat within a period of five business days after the acquisition of such 
animal or within such other period as may be specified by the Secretary: 
Provided, That operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of 
this title shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 5, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 91-579, 
Sec. 6, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1561.)


                               Amendments

    1970--Pub. L. 91-579 inserted references to exhibitors and inserted 
proviso that operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of this 
title shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this 
section.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, 
see section 23 of Pub. L. 91-579, set out as a note under section 2131 
of this title.
