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Animal Industry Act

Animal Industry Act 〈美〉《动物产业法》 美国国会于1884年5月29日通过的禁止将感染传染病的牲畜从一州或地区运往另一州或地区的法律。依该法设立了美国动物产业局〔United States bureau of animal industry〕,其职责是收集有关一般传染疾病的资料,并为迅速而有效抑制该类疾病而制定必要的法规、规章。

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animal

animal n. (1)动物 在词源学上,包括所有的生命体;在法律中,则指不包括人在内的一般具有运动机能的低等或无理性的生命。在普通法上,驯化的动物所造成的伤害由存在管理过失的主人承担责任;如果是由先前已显露出恶癖的动物所造成的伤害,则责任应归于已经认识到动物危险癖性的主人。对于造成伤害的动物,受害人有权捕获并予以扣留,并保证获得赔偿。此外,普通法上还规定了被认为是野生动物所造成的伤害的有关责任。 (2)(复)〈英〉动物饲养许可 1动物饲养机构需要领取许可证;2某些动物的进口受到动物饲养许可的限制。 (→cruelty; dead animal; game; horse breeding; poaching)

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animal

animal. Any living creature other than a human being. — Also termed creature. domestic animal. 1. An animal that is customarily devoted to the service of humankind at the time and in the place where it is helped. See DOMITAE NATURAE; MANSUETAE NATURAE. 2. Any animal that is statutorily so designated. feral animal. A domestic

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animal and plant health inspection service

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for controlling or eliminating pests and plant diseases by regulating the shipment of agricultural products within the United States. • Established in 1977, some of its functions were transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2003. — Abbr.

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