Compliance with Existing Regulations
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA)
The Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA) permits veterinarians to prescribe extralabel uses of certain approved new animal drugs and approved human drugs for animals under certain conditions
- AMDUCA explained
- Text of Act (Congressional Records)
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Veterinary Medicine Licensing Laws and Practice: AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act
USDA Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was signed into law on August 24, 1966. It is the only Federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research, teaching, testing, exhibition, transport, and by dealers. The Act is enforced by USDA, APHIS, Animal Care.
Animal Legal Defense Fund
The Animal Legal Defense Fund files high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, provides free legal assistance and training to prosecutors in their fight against animal cruelty, supports animal protection legislation, and provides resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the field of animal law.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines for Euthanasia
Consumption Advisories
Animal Movement
Captive Wildlife Policy
Wisconsin
- Captive Wildlife Regulations and Licenses (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Florida
- Captive Wildlife Rules & Regulations (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission)
Best Management Practices for Animal Handling, Translocation, Disease Mitigation
Other Policy Tools and Examples
Measuring Regulatory Performance: Evaluating the Impact of Regulation and Regulatory Policy
Kentucky Regulation Prohibiting the Administration of Drugs to Non-Captive Wildlife
Examples of Membership Lists for State Inter-Agency "One Health" Meetings
FISH & WILDLIFE HEALTH INITIATIVE TOOLKIT: PAGE LIST
National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative Toolkit: Homepage