Common use of APHIS Clause in Contracts

APHIS. The AWA vests the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) with authority to administer and enforce the Act. The Secretary has further delegated this authority to the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 7 C.F.R. § 2.22. The Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs has further delegated this authority to the Administrator of APHIS, 7 C.F.R. § 2.80. The Administrator of APHIS has further delegated this authority to the Deputy Administrator of Animal Care. APHIS has a responsibility in certain circumstances to notify the Attorney General about violations of the Act. In particular, the AWA provides: 1. “Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any dealer, carrier, exhibitor, or intermediate handler is dealing in stolen animals, or is placing the health of any animal in serious danger in violation of this chapter or the regulations or standards promulgated thereunder, the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General . . . .” 7 U.S.C. § 2159(a). 2. The Secretary may also refer cases to the Attorney General to enforce, and to prevent and restrain, violations of the AWA. 7 U.S.C. § 2146(c).