---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 237.7802"
title: "48"
number: "237.7802"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/237.7802"
---

# §237.7802. Policy.

- (a) In accordance with [10 U.S.C. 2387](/usc/10/2387.md), DoD will transfer a contract working dog to the Department of the Air Force, 341st Training Squadron, for veterinary screening and care after the service life of the dog has terminated.
- (b) The service life of a contract working dog may be terminated if—
  - (1) The final contractual obligation of the dog preceding transfer is with DoD; and
  - (2) The dog cannot be used by another department or agency of the Federal Government due to age, injury, or performance.
- (c) A contract working dog that has reached the end of its service life will be transferred for care, reclassification as a military animal, and placement for adoption in accordance with [10 U.S.C. 2583](/usc/10/2583.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 11747, Feb. 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36424, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.