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§ 4-17-5 - Administration – Rules and regulations – Manual use of hammer, sledge, or poleax declared inhumane.

SECTION 4-17-5

   § 4-17-5  Administration – Rules andregulations – Manual use of hammer, sledge, or poleax declared inhumane.– The director shall administer the provisions of this chapter. He or she shallpromulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations which conformsubstantially to the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary ofagriculture of the United States pursuant to the Federal Humane Slaughter Actof 1958, 7 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. The use of a manually operated hammer,sledge or poleax is declared to be an inhumane method of slaughter within themeaning of this chapter.