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43 CFR 4730.1

§ 4730.1 Destruction.

United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective

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43 CFR 4730.1, § 4730.1 Destruction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/214402
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Except as an act of mercy, no wild horse or burro shall be destroyed without the authorization of the authorized officer. Old, sick, or lame animals shall be destroyed in the most humane manner possible. Excess animals for which adoption demand does not exist shall be destroyed in the most humane and cost efficient manner possible.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.