[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
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 random source dogs and cats, 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

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which it is located as an animal pound or shelter, such as a humane 
shelter or contract pound.
    (b) A class ``B'' dealer shall not obtain live random source dogs 
and cats from individuals who have not bred and raised the dogs and cats 
on their own premises.
    (c) Live nonrandom source dogs and cats may be obtained from persons 
who have bred and raised the dogs and cats on their own premises, such 
as hobby breeders.
    (d) No person shall obtain live random source dogs or cats by use of 
false pretenses, misrepresentation, or deception.
    (e) 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 Secs. 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 random source 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.