{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-2141","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 2141","heading":"Marking and identification of animals","body":"All animals delivered for transportation, transported, purchased, or sold, in commerce, by a dealer or exhibitor shall be marked or identified at such time and in such humane manner as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That only live dogs and cats need be so marked or identified by a research facility.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 54—TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"d3028e9a287aa19668a044219a45c485bcfadfe7ec292d24ed0e88a8b9c77b5d","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-2140","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-2142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}