Sec. 3. Transportation
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Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132 ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting subparagraph
(A); and by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in each of subsections
(a)through (o), by inserting a subsection heading, the text of which is comprised of the term defined in the subsection; by redesignating subsections
(a)through
(o)as paragraphs (12), (15), (3), (17), (14), (6), (1), (7), (11), (2), (8), (9), (13), (4), (10), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by inserting after paragraph
(4)(as so designated) the following: The term compensation means any act, consideration, or thing of value received by a person directly, including cash or noncash benefits, cost-avoidance, obtaining positive or avoiding negative publicity, an exchange of services, or maintaining a license issued under any local, State, or Federal government authority. ; by inserting after paragraph
(15)(as so designated) the following: The term sell or resell means to transfer ownership or control of an animal, including by sale, adoption, exchange, or donation. ; and by adding at the end the following: The term transporter means any person, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of any State or local government, other than a carrier or intermediate handler, who— receives an animal from any importer, dealer, research facility, exhibitor, operator of an auction sale, or department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of any State or local government; and receives compensation for moving that animal in commerce. . Section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2143 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(4)— in the first sentence, by striking air carriers, and inserting transporters, air carriers, ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall provide, by regulation, that each transporter, intermediate handler, or carrier receiving a certificate of veterinary inspection required under this section shall submit a copy of the certificate to the Secretary, who shall record the information in a centralized, publicly available database and share the information with the appropriate State veterinarians. ; by redesignating subsections
(g)and
(h)as subsections
(h)and (i), respectively; in the second subsection
(f)(relating to certificates of inspection required for delivery of an animal), by striking
(f)No dogs or cats and inserting the following: No dogs or cats ; and in subsection
(g)(as so redesignated)— in the first sentence— by inserting importer, before dealer, ; and by inserting , transporter, after intermediate handler ; and in the second sentence— by inserting , the transporters, after the intermediate handlers ; and by striking section 10 of this Act and inserting subsection (a)(4) .
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