7 U.S.C. § 1902
Humane methods
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 1902, Humane methods, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/429856
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No method of slaughtering or handling in connection with slaughtering shall be deemed to comply with the public policy of the United States unless it is humane. Either of the following two methods of slaughtering and handling are hereby found to be humane:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally