# Horse Protection Amendments; Further Delay of Effective Date, and Request for Comment
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Final rule; further delay of effective date and request for comment. · Published 2025-03-21 · Effective 2025-04-02 · 90 FR 13273
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-04813
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 13273
- **CFR reference:** 9 CFR 11
- **Publication date:** 2025-03-21
- **Effective date:** 2025-04-02
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2022-0004
## Abstract

On May 8, 2024, we published a final rule amending the horse protection regulations. The amendments to the final rule initially scheduled to go into effect on February 1, 2025, were delayed until April 2, 2025. In this document, we are further delaying the effective date of the amendments effective April 2, 2025, to February 1, 2026. We are also seeking comment on whether the length of this postponement should be extended and soliciting any supplemental information that may help inform a decision regarding an appropriate length of postponement.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/21/2025-04813/horse-protection-amendments-further-delay-of-effective-date-and-request-for-comment)
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