WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 7, Agriculture › Chapter 54

7 U.S.C. 2134: Valid license for dealers and exhibitors required

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-544. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3112 Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025 · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–279 substituted "in commerce" for "affecting commerce" in two places.

1970

  • Pub. L. 91–579 inserted references to exhibitors, offers to sell, and offers to transport, and substituted references to animals for references to dogs and cats.

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.