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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-17 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock
Section 4-17-3 - Shackling and hoisting.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 4-17-3 (2017)
§ 4-17-3. Shackling and hoisting.
No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which causes injury or pain.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1961, ch. 26, § 1.)
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