[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR2.132]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 2_REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart I_Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 2.132  Procurement of dogs, cats, and other animals; dealers.

    (a) A class ``B'' dealer may obtain live random source dogs and cats 
only from:
    (1) Other dealers who are licensed under the Act and in accordance 
with the regulations in part 2;
    (2) State, county, or city owned and operated animal pounds or 
shelters; and
    (3) A legal entity organized and operated under the laws of the 
State in which it is located as an animal pound or shelter, such as a 
humane shelter or contract pound.
    (b) No person shall obtain live dogs, cats, or other animals by use 
of false pretenses, misrepresentation, or deception.
    (c) Any dealer, exhibitor, research facility, carrier, or 
intermediate handler who also operates a private or contract animal 
pound or shelter shall comply with the following:
    (1) The animal pound or shelter shall be located on premises that 
are physically separated from the licensed or registered facility. The 
animal housing facility of the pound or shelter shall not be adjacent to 
the licensed or registered facility.
    (2) Accurate and complete records shall be separately maintained by 
the licensee or registrant and by the pound or shelter. The records 
shall be in accordance with Sec. Sec. 2.75 and 2.76, unless the animals 
are lost or stray. If the animals are lost or stray, the pound or 
shelter records shall provide:
    (i) An accurate description of the animal;
    (ii) How, where, from whom, and when the dog or cat was obtained;
    (iii) How long the dog or cat was held by the pound or shelter 
before being transferred to the dealer; and
    (iv) The date the dog or cat was transferred to the dealer.
    (3) Any dealer who obtains or acquires a live dog or cat from a 
private or contract pound or shelter, including a pound or shelter he or 
she operates, shall hold the dog or cat for a period of at least 10 full 
days, not including the day of acquisition, excluding time in transit, 
after acquiring the animal, and otherwise in accordance with Sec. 
2.101.
    (d) No dealer or exhibitor shall knowingly obtain any dog, cat, or 
other animal from any person who is required to be licensed but who does 
not hold a current, valid, and unsuspended license. No dealer or 
exhibitor shall knowingly obtain any dog or cat from any person who is 
not licensed, other than a pound or shelter, without obtaining a 
certification that the animals were born and raised on that person's 
premises and, if the animals are for research purposes, that the person 
has sold fewer than 25 dogs and/or cats that year, or, if the animals 
are for use as pets, that the person does not maintain more than three 
breeding female dogs and/or cats.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0254)

[54 FR 36147, Aug. 31, 1989, as amended at 69 FR 42102, July 14, 2004]