9 CFR 2.53

§ 2.53 Use of tags.

United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective

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Citation: 9 CFR 2.53, § 2.53 Use of tags, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32978
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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.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.