2014 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 48 - Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter (Sections 1901 - 1907)
Sec. 1904 - Methods research; designation of methods
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 48 - HUMANE METHODS OF LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Sec. 1904 - Methods research; designation of methods |
Contains | section 1904 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 85-765, §4, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 863; Pub. L. 95-445, §5(b)-(e), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069. |
Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 863 92 Stat. 1069 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 85-765, Public Law 95-445 |
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In furtherance of the policy expressed herein the Secretary is authorized and directed—
(a) to conduct, assist, and foster research, investigation, and experimentation to develop and determine methods of slaughter and the handling of livestock in connection with slaughter which are practicable with reference to the speed and scope of slaughtering operations and humane with reference to other existing methods and then current scientific knowledge; and
(b) on or before March 1, 1959, and at such times thereafter as he deems advisable, to designate methods of slaughter and of handling in connection with slaughter which, with respect to each species of livestock, conform to the policy stated in this chapter. If he deems it more effective, the Secretary may make any such designation by designating methods which are not in conformity with such policy. Designations by the Secretary subsequent to March 1, 1959, shall become effective 180 days after their publication in the Federal Register.
(Pub. L. 85–765, §4, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 863; Pub. L. 95–445, §5(b)–(e), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069.)
AMENDMENTS1978—Par. (a). Pub. L. 95–445, §5(d), inserted "and" after the semicolon at end.
Par. (b). Pub. L. 95–445, §5(c), (e), struck out "for purposes of section 1903 of this title" before "180 days", and substituted a period for the semicolon at end.
Par. (c). Pub. L. 95–445, §5(b), repealed par. (c).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 95–445 effective one year after Oct. 10, 1978, and nonapplicability during not to exceed additional 18 months in hardship cases, see sec. 7 of Pub. L. 95–445 set out as a note under section 603 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
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