1st Circuit upholds puppy import ban

BOSTON — The First Circuit upheld a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rule banning the importation of dogs that are under six months old into the U.S. The measure is meant to combat rabies and it is valid under the Administrative Procedure Act even as applied to dogs imported from countries that have been declared rabies-free.

Read the ruling here.

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1st Circuit upholds puppy import ban

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