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Timestamp: 2017-12-17 09:58:32
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§1042', '§1042', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§4', '§27']

Title 17, §1042: Euthanasia performed by licensed veterinarian or certified person
Subchapter 4: EUTHANASIA OF CATS AND DOGS
§1042. Euthanasia performed by licensed veterinarian or certified person
The mandatory method of euthanasia of cats and dogs when conducted by a licensed veterinarian or a person certified under subsection 3 must be the administration of a barbiturate overdose. The mandatory method of euthanasia must be implemented according to the following methods and under the following conditions. [1995, c. 490, §27 (AMD).]
[ 1995, c. 490, §27 (AMD) .]
3. Administration by a licensed veterinarian. Administration may only be by a licensed veterinarian or by a person trained for this purpose who is certified by the commissioner and subject to regular observation concerning continued efficiency. A person certified under this subsection may only euthanize animals that are vested to an animal shelter. A person certified to perform euthanasia may not euthanize an animal if, by performing that euthanasia, the person is in violation of Title 32, chapter 71-A.
[ 1995, c. 490, §27 (NEW) .]
1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW). 1995, c. 490, §27 (AMD).