Complex sentence: The United States Department of Agriculture mandates that carnivals that exhibit animals, roadside zoos and many similar programs be licensed or registered to operate under the Animal Welfare Act of 1966,7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq., which protects animals not raised for food or fiber.
Split into simpler sentences: The United States Department of Agriculture mandates that carnivals that exhibit animals, roadside zoos and many similar programs be licensed or registered to operate. The governing statute is the Animal Welfare Act of 1966,7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq., which protects animals not raised for food or fiber.