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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
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SubTilte 25-J. ANIMAL WELFARE AND FACILITY REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 25-J3. ANIMALS, PET SHOPS, AND ANIMAL HOSPITALS |
Section 25-J322. PERMIT FOR USE OF ANIMALS
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322.1Any institution, as defined in §799 of this chapter, that desires to obtain animals which have been lawfully impounded, shall apply to the Director for a permit.
322.2If the Director finds that the institution applying for a permit is a fit and proper agency within the meaning of the provisions of this chapter to receive a permit, the Director shall issue a permit to the institution, subject to the Mayor's approval.
322.3All permits issued shall expire automatically on June 30th of each year, but may be renewed by an institution upon application to the Director, subject to approval by the Mayor.
322.4An institution that has been granted a permit becomes eligible to procure live animals as provided in this chapter, and to continue to procure them so long as the institution holds a valid permit and conforms to all the provisions imposed by this chapter and by the Director.
322.5Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and of the Director shall be deemed just cause for revocation of a permit by the Mayor.
322.6When the Director determines that the institution is a fit and proper agency within the meaning of the provisions of §720 and the standards of this section, the Director shall issue a permit to the institution, subject to the approval of the Mayor, to receive animals from the District Pound.
322.7Only those institutions shall be approved in which the use of impounded living animals will be under the immediate supervision of persons qualified by training and experience to conduct the scientific work.
322.8Application for approval shall be made on forms provided by the Department for that purpose.
322.9Approval shall be granted to an institution in the name of the person responsible for the use of living, impounded animals.
322.10The permit shall not be transferable, and shall be revoked if the individual in whose name approval has been granted ceases to be in charge.
322.11The individual whose name appears on the certificate of approval shall be responsible for the following:
(a)The use of all living animals in experimentation;
(b)The humane treatment and care of the animals;
(c)The propriety of the procedures used;
(d)The scientific justification for the use of the animals in experiments, tests, or demonstrations;
(e)The sanitation and care of the animals in the animal quarters;
(f)For seeing that all dogs which will be kept longer than seven (7) days by the institution shall be given a bath with an appropriate cleansing agent, and examined and treated for parasites; and
(g)For seeing that certain long-haired breeds shall be clipped when caged in indoor quarters.