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Tennessee
Section 39-14-202 Cruelty to animals
(e)(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the owner of a farm animal
or someone acting with the consent of the owner of such animal from engaging in usual
and customary practices which are accepted by colleges of agriculture or veterinary
medicine with respect to such animal.
Texas
Section 42.09 Cruelty to animals
(h) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the conduct engaged in by the
actor is a generally accepted and otherwise lawful:
(2) animal husbandry or farming practice involving livestock.
Utah
Section 76-9-301 Cruelty to animals
(11) As used in this section:
(b) (i) “Animal” means a live, nonhuman vertebrate creature.
(ii) “Animal” does not include animals kept or owned for agricultural
purposes and cared for in accordance with accepted husbandry practices,
animals used for rodeo purposes, and does not include protected and
unprotected wildlife as defined in Section 23-13-2.
Vermont
Section 13:352 Cruelty to animals
A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if the person:
(3) ties, tethers, or restrains an animal, either a pet or livestock, in a manner that is
inhumane or is detrimental to its welfare. Livestock and poultry husbandry practices are
exempted.
West Virginia
Section 61-8-19 Cruelty to animals; penalties; exclusions
(f) The provisions of this section do not apply to lawful acts of hunting, fishing, trapping
or animal training or farm livestock, poultry, gaming fowl or wildlife kept in private or
licensed game farms if kept and maintained according to usual and accepted standards
of livestock, poultry, gaming fowl or wildlife or game farm production and management
[emphasis added], nor to humane use of animals or activities regulated under and in
conformity with the provisions of 7 U.S.C. 2131, et seq. [Federal Animal Welfare Act],
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as both statutes and regulations are in effect
on the effective date of this section.
Wyoming
Section 6-3-203 Cruelty to animals; penalties; limitation on manner of destruction
(m) Nothing in subsection (a), (b) or (n) of this section shall be construed to prohibit:
(ii) The use of industry accepted agricultural and livestock practices on
livestock;
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