Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2135 Time Period for Disposal of Dogs or Cats by Dealers or Exhibitors
Title 7 › CHAPTER 54 — TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS › § 2135
Summary
Dealers/exhibitors must wait five business days after getting dogs or cats before selling them. Auction-sale operators covered elsewhere are exempt, and Secretary may change the period.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2135
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2135
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102