Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/1902
Timestamp: 2014-03-07 16:24:43
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1902', '§ 1902', '§ 1902', '§ 2', '§ 5', 'art 300', 'art 301', 'art 313', 'art 318', 'art 319', 'art 325', 'art 416', 'art 417', 'art 424', 'art 430', 'art 439', 'art 441', 'art 500']

7 U.S. Code § 1902 - Humane methods | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 7 › Chapter 48 › § 1902 7 U.S. Code § 1902 - Humane methods
in the case of cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine, and other livestock, all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; or
by slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument and handling in connection with such slaughtering.
(Pub. L. 85–765, § 2,Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(a),Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069.)
1978—Par. (b). Pub. L. 95–445inserted “and handling in connection with such slaughtering” at end.
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–445effective one year after Oct. 10, 1978, and nonapplicability during not to exceed additional 18 months in hardship cases, see sec. 7 ofPub. L. 95–445set out as a note under section 603 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.9 CFR - Animals and Animal Products9 CFR Part 300 - AGENCY MISSION AND ORGANIZATION9 CFR Part 301 - TERMINOLOGY; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING STANDARDS9 CFR Part 313 - HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK9 CFR Part 318 - ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS9 CFR Part 319 - DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION9 CFR Part 325 - TRANSPORTATION9 CFR Part 416 - SANITATION9 CFR Part 417 - HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS9 CFR Part 424 - PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS9 CFR Part 430 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC CLASSES OF PRODUCT9 CFR Part 439 - ACCREDITATION OF NON-FEDERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES9 CFR Part 441 - CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS: RAW PRODUCTS9 CFR Part 500 - RULES OF PRACTICE