How to Challenge a USDA AWA Enforcement Action for Alleged Animal Handling Violations in Texas
A USDA Animal Welfare Act (AWA) enforcement action in Texas can often be challenged through an administrative process that may include a hearing before a USDA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and appeals within USDA—sometimes before any federal court review. These cases commonly arise from alleged animal handling violations cited during APHIS inspections of dealers, exhibitors,