Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 3132

  • Humane method: means either:

  • Livestock: means cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, mules, goats, fallow deer, American bison, and any other animal that can or may be used in and for the preparation of meat or meat products. See
  • Packer: means any person engaged in the business of slaughtering, manufacturing, or preparing meat or meat products for sale. See
  • Slaughterer: means any person regularly engaged in the commercial slaughtering of livestock. See
  • Stockyard: means any place, establishment, or facility conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens, or other enclosures, and their appurtenances, for the handling, keeping, and holding of livestock for sale or shipment. See

§ 3132. Prohibition

No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard operator may bleed or slaughter livestock except by a humane method. The use of a manually operated hammer, sledge, poleax, or similar instrument is not a humane method within the meaning of this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 20, 1968.)