84 STAT. ]
1563
PUBLIC LAW 91-579-DEC. 24, 1970
of such research facilities, and separation by species when the Secretary finds such separation necessary for the humane handling, care, or treatment of animals. I n promulgating and enforcing standards established pursuant to this section, the Secretary is authorized and directed to consult experts, including outside consultants where indicated. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders with regard to design, outlines, guidelines, or performance of actual research or experimentation by a research facility as determined hj such research facility: Provided, That the Secretary shall require, at least annually, every research facility to show that professionally acceptable standards governing the care, treatment, and use of animals, including appropriate use of anesthetic, analgesic, and tranquilizing d r u ^, during experimentation are being followed by the research facility during actual research or experimentation." SEC. 15. Section 14 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States exhibiting animals shall comply with the standards promulgated by the Secretary under section 13." SEC. 16. Section 15 of such Act is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking the words "or experimentation" and inserting in lieu thereof the words ", experimentation or exhibition"; and (2) in subsection (b) by striking the word "effectuating" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "carrying out". SEC. 17. Section 16 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 16. (a) The Secretary shall make such investigations or inspections as he deems necessary to determine whether any dealer, exhibitor, research facility, or operator of an auction sale subject to section 12 of this Act, has violated or is violating any provision of this Act or any regulation or standard issued thereunder, and for such purposes, the Secretary shall, at all reasonable times, have access to the places of business and the facilities, animals, and those records required to be kept pursuant to section 10 of any such dealer, exhibitor, research facility, or operator of an auction sale. The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to permit inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner any animal found to be suffering as a result of a failure to comply with any provision of this Act or any regulation or standard issued thereunder if (1) such animal is held by a dealer, (2) such animal is held by an exhibitor, (3) such animal is held by a research facility and is no longer required by such research facility to carry out the research, test, or experiment for which such animal has been utilized, or (4) such animal is held by an operator of an auction sale. " (b) Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under tnis Act shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this Act shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18, United States Code. "(c) For the efficient administration and enforcement of this Act, the provisions (including penalties) of sections 6, 8, 9, and 10 of the Act entitled "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define
Experts and sultants.
Annual report.
80 Stat. 352. 7 USC 2144. Ante, p. 1562. 7 USC 2145.
Inspections. 7 USC 2146.
Regulations.
Penalties.
62 Stat. 756. 65 Stat. 721; 76 Stat. 132.
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