{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-2.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 2.53","heading":"Use of tags.","body":"Official tags obtained by a dealer, exhibitor, or research facility, shall be applied to dogs or cats in the manner set forth in § 2.50 and in as close to consecutive numerical order as possible. No tag number shall be used to identify more than one animal. No number shall be repeated within a 5-year period.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—ANIMAL WELFARE","PART 2—REGULATIONS","Subpart E—Identification of Animals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"302d20b922784bebf918d23bdd7b24ea7bafc0bb176cfe080a93d63a99505ca4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-2.52","next":"us/9-cfr-2.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}