Under AWA Subpart B, which entities must register rather than be licensed?

Under AWA Subpart B, which entities must register rather than be licensed?

• A. Carriers, intermediate handlers and exhibitors
• B. All entities must be licensed
• C. Pet groomers with fewer than 10 animals
• D. Research facilities must register with the state

Answer: (A)

Under AWA Subpart B, the regulatory approach distinguishes who must register with the USDA and who must obtain an actual license. This section targets entities involved in handling or moving regulated animals in commerce, without requiring them to run a licensed facility. Carriers and intermediate handlers, who transport animals and take custody during transport, along with exhibitors who display animals to the public, must register. Registration is about keeping track of these operators and ensuring basic compliance, not about granting broad authority to operate a business. The other options fail because licensing is required for many establishments that breed, sell, or use animals in research; not all entities fit the registration category; smaller grooming operations aren’t regulated under AWA; research facilities are licensed, not simply registered, with the federal agency.

Under AWA Subpart B, the regulatory approach distinguishes who must register with the USDA and who must obtain an actual license. This section targets entities involved in handling or moving regulated animals in commerce, without requiring them to run a licensed facility. Carriers and intermediate handlers, who transport animals and take custody during transport, along with exhibitors who display animals to the public, must register. Registration is about keeping track of these operators and ensuring basic compliance, not about granting broad authority to operate a business. The other options fail because licensing is required for many establishments that breed, sell, or use animals in research; not all entities fit the registration category; smaller grooming operations aren’t regulated under AWA; research facilities are licensed, not simply registered, with the federal agency.