# Animal Welfare Act Dealer License

*/Credentials/Animal_Welfare_Act_Dealer_License*

## Credential Profile

**Issued By**: [USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](/Regulators/USDA_Animal_and_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service)
**Satisfies**:
- [Animal Welfare Act](/Regulations/Animal_Welfare_Act)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Animal Breeders](/Occupations/Animal_Breeders)
**Recognized In**:
- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [Licensed Animal Dealer](/JobTypes/Licensed_Animal_Dealer)
- [Commercial Dog Breeder](/JobTypes/Commercial_Dog_Breeder)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Fur-Bearing Animal and Rabbit Production](/Industries/Fur-Bearing_Animal_and_Rabbit_Production) — depends on · Industries

### Qualifies for role

- [Licensed Animal Dealer](/JobTypes/Licensed_Animal_Dealer) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Commercial Dog Breeder](/JobTypes/Commercial_Dog_Breeder) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Commercial Breeder](/JobTypes/Commercial_Breeder) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Animal Dealer](/JobTypes/Animal_Dealer) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Issued by

- [USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](/Regulators/USDA_Animal_and_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service) — issued by · Regulators
- [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](/Regulators/Animal_and_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service) — issued by · Regulators

### Problems this exposes

- [APHIS Class A/B dealer inspection readiness on unannounced site visits](/Problems/APHIS_Class_A%2FB_dealer_inspection_readiness_on_unannounced_site_visits) — exposes problem · Problems
- [acquisition/disposition records traced per animal to prove lawful sourcing](/Problems/acquisition%2Fdisposition_records_traced_per_animal_to_prove_lawful_sourcing) — exposes problem · Problems
- [veterinary-care program and exercise-plan documentation per AWA standards](/Problems/veterinary-care_program_and_exercise-plan_documentation_per_AWA_standards) — exposes problem · Problems
- [enclosure space and engineering-standard compliance flagged as direct citations](/Problems/enclosure_space_and_engineering-standard_compliance_flagged_as_direct_citations) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Acquisition Disposition Recordkeeping](/Problems/Acquisition_Disposition_Recordkeeping) — exposes problem · Problems

### Satisfies

- [Animal Welfare Act](/Regulations/Animal_Welfare_Act) — satisfies · Regulations

### Recognized in

- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Qualifies for

- [Wholesale and Retail Buyers](/Occupations/Wholesale_and_Retail_Buyers) — qualifies for · Occupations
- [Animal Breeders](/Occupations/Animal_Breeders) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests skill

- [Complex Problem Solving](/Skills/Complex_Problem_Solving) — attests skill · Skills
- [Active Learning](/Skills/Active_Learning) — attests skill · Skills
- [Monitoring](/Skills/Monitoring) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Customer and Personal Service](/Knowledge/Customer_and_Personal_Service) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Law and Government](/Knowledge/Law_and_Government) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Biology](/Knowledge/Biology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge