IN THE NEWS.Accepting arguments raised by the American Society of Travel Agents ASTA, short for the American Society of Travel Agents, claims over 20,000 members in 140 countries. Its members include travel agents and companies who offer travel products, such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. Inc. in its friend-of-the-court brief, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ordered a full evidentiary ev·i·den·tia·ry adj. Law 1. Of evidence; evidential. 2. For the presentation or determination of evidence: an evidentiary hearing. Adj. 1. hearing on Hawaii's quarantine quarantine (kwŏr`əntēn), isolation of persons, animals, places, and effects that carry or are suspected of harboring communicable disease. laws, which deprive visually impaired travelers of their guide dogs. The U.S. District Court for Hawaii ruled against two groups of visually impaired guide dog owners, saying Hawaii's quarantine laws are necessary to keep the islands free of rabies rabies (rā`bēz, ră`–) or hydrophobia (hī'drəfō`bēə), acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and other animals, and in . But the appeals court said it will examine whether dogs vaccinated against rabies are capable of spreading the disease. No date for the hearing has been scheduled. |
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