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Animal Welfare Federal Register Notices 2010s
Last Modified: Oct 2, 2019
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2010s Animal Welfare
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Notices:
“Animal Welfare; Importation of Live Dogs.” Proposed rule. 76 Fed. Reg. 54,392-54,397 (September 1, 2011).
“Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions.” Proposed rule. 77 Fed. Reg. 28,799-28,805 (May 16, 2012).
“Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions.” Proposed rule; extension of comment period. 77 Fed. Reg. 41,716 (July 16, 2012).
“Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans.” Final rule. 77 Fed. Reg. 76,815-76,824 (December 31, 2012).
“Submission of Itineraries.” Final rule. 77 Fed. Reg. 76,809-76,815 (December 31, 2012).
“Guidelines for the Control of Tuberculosis in Elephants.” Notice of Availability. 78 Fed. Reg. 690-691 (January 4, 2013).
“Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans; Stay of Regulations.” Final Rule. 78 Fed. Reg. 46,255 (July 31, 2013).
“Petition to Amend Animal Welfare Act Regulations to Prohibit Public Contact with Big Cats, Bears, and Nonhuman Primates.” Notice. 78 Fed. Reg. 47,215-47,217 (August 5, 2013).
“Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions.” Final rule. 78 Fed. Reg. 57,227-57,250 (September 18, 2013).
“Petition to Amend Animal Welfare Act Regulations to Prohibit Public Contact with Big Cats, Bears, and Nonhuman Primates.” Notice; reopening of comment period. 78 Fed. Reg. 63,408 (October 24, 2013).
“Petition to Promulgate Standards for Bears Under the Animal Welfare Act Regulations.” Notice of petition. 78 Fed. Reg. 70,515-70,516 (November 26, 2013).
“Petition to Promulgate Standards for Bears Under the Animal Welfare Act Regulations.” Notice of petition; reopening of comment period. 79 Fed. Reg. 7,592 (February 10, 2014).
“Animal Welfare; Importation of Live Dogs.” Final rule. 79 Fed. Reg. 48,653-48,660 (August 18, 2014).
“Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions; Technical Amendment.” Final rule; technical amendment. 80 Fed. Reg. 3,463 (January 23, 2015).
“Petition to Define Alternatives to Procedures that May Cause Pain or Distress and To Establish Standards Regarding Consideration of These Alternatives.” Notice of petition. 80 Fed. Reg. 16,592-16,593 (March 30, 2015).
“Petition to Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards for Nonhuman Primates in Research.” Notice of petition. 80 Fed. Reg. 24,840-24,841 (May 1, 2015).
“Petition to Amend the Reporting Requirements for Research Facilities Under the Animal Welfare Act Regulations.” Notice of petition. 80 Fed. Reg. 36,251-36,252 (June 24, 2015).
“Petition To Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards for Nonhuman Primates in Research.” Notice of petition; reopening of comment period. 80 Fed. Reg. 43,969 (July 24, 2015).
“Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals.” Proposed rule. 81 Fed. Reg. 5,629-5,657 (February 3, 2016).
“Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals.” Proposed rule; extension of comment period. 81 Fed. Reg. 12,832 (March 11, 2016).
“Petition to Amend Animal Welfare Act Regulations to Prohibit Public Contact with Big Cats, Bears, and Nonhuman Primates.” Notice; reopening of comment period. 81 Fed. Reg. 41,257-41,258 (June 24, 2016).
“Thresholds for De Minimis Activity and Exemptions from Licensing Under the Animal Welfare Act.” Proposed rule. 81 Fed. Reg. 51,386-51,394 (August 4, 2016).
“Animal Welfare; Procedures for Applying for Licenses and Renewals.” Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. 82 Fed. Reg. 40,077-40,078 (August 24, 2017).
Federal Register, Volume 83, No. 50, March 14, 2018 – Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment for 2018, Final Rule (effective March 14, 2018).
“Thresholds for De Minimis Activity and Exemptions from Licensing Under the Animal Welfare Act.” Final Rule. 83 Fed. Reg. 25,549-25,555 (June 4, 2018).
"Animal Welfare: Amendments to Licensing Provisions and to Requirements for Dogs." Proposed Rule. 84 Fed. Reg. 10721-10735 (March 22, 2019)
"Animal Welfare: Amendments to Licensing Provisions and to Requirements for Dogs." Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. 84 Fed. Reg. 24403 (May 28, 2019)
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