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Chapter 287 - Animal Industry
Act 163 of 1962 HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK (287.551 - 287.556)
AN ACT to require humane methods of slaughter of livestock; to prescribe the powers and duties of the director of agriculture; and to fix penalties for violations.
History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
- Section 287.551 Humane slaughter of livestock; definitions.
- Section 287.552 Humane slaughter of livestock; methods prohibited.
- Section 287.553 Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions.
- Section 287.554 Ritual slaughter.
- Section 287.555 Rules and regulations; inhumane methods.
- Section 287.556 Violation of act; penalty.
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