The Congress finds that the use of humane methods in the slaughter of livestock prevents needless suffering; results in safer and better working conditions for persons engaged in the slaughtering industry; brings about improvement of products and economies in slaughtering operations; and produces other benefits for producers, processors, and consumers which tend to expedite an orderly flow of livestock and livestock products in interstate and foreign commerce. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that the slaughtering of livestock and the handling of livestock in connection with slaughter shall be carried out only by humane methods.
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The Congress finds that the use of humane methods in the slaughter of livestock prevents needless suffering; results in safer and better working conditions for persons engaged in the slaughtering industry; brings about improvement of products and economies in slaughtering operations; and produces other benefits for producers, processors, and consumers which tend to expedite an orderly flow of livestock and livestock products in interstate and foreign commerce. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that the slaughtering of livestock and the handling of livestock in connection with slaughter shall be carried out only by humane methods.
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§ 1901. Findings and declaration of policy
The Congress finds that the use of humane
methods in the slaughter of livestock prevents
needless suffering; results in safer and better
working conditions for persons engaged in the
slaughtering industry; brings about improve-
ment of products and economies in slaughtering
operations; and produces other benefits for pro-
ducers, processors, and consumers which tend to
expedite an orderly flow of livestock and live-
stock products in interstate and foreign com-
merce. It is therefore declared to be the policy
of the United States that the slaughtering of
livestock and the handling of livestock in con-
nection with slaughter shall be carried out only
by humane methods.
(Pub. L. 85–765, § 1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
For citation of Pub. L. 95–445, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat.
1069, as the ‘‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of
1978’’, see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note set out
under section 601 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
ENFORCEMENT OF HUMANE METHODS OF SLAUGHTER
ACT OF 1958
Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10305, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
493, provided that:
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1902
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the Secretary of Agriculture should—
‘‘(1) continue tracking the number of violations of
Public Law 85–765 (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.; commonly
known as the ‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of
1958’) and report the results and relevant trends annu-
ally to Congress; and
‘‘(2) fully enforce Public Law 85–765 by ensuring
that humane methods in the slaughter of livestock—
‘‘(A) prevent needless suffering;
‘‘(B) result in safer and better working conditions
for persons engaged in slaughtering