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Photography, bunnies and regulations.(animal welfare)(Brief article)
As far-fetched as it may sound, the Animal Welfare Act, administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), does require photographers or studios that have warm-blooded animals as part of their photography props to be properly licensed.
The regulations have been on the books since 1992 and are found in the Licensing and Registration section of the Animal Welfare Act. The act identifies that "promotional exhibits," which, in our case, would be using animals to promote photography, are required to be licensed.
In this section of the regulation, handlers or users of warm-blooded animals are required to have an "exhibitor license" to include the animals as part of their photography promotion activities (taking pictures).
How serious are they about needing a license? A review of inspection activity for the past three years indicates that the USDA has inspected 24 exhibitor-licensed facilities. All were circuses or animal welfare/refuge-type facilities. While it is likely that ...
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