Statutes Exempting Slaughter Generally: aPPendiCes Georgia Section 16-12-4 Cruelty to animals (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Animal” shall not include any fish nor shall such term include any pest that might be exterminated or removed from a business, residence, or other structure… (e) The provisions of this Code section shall not be construed as prohibiting conduct which is otherwise permitted under the laws of this state or of the United States, including, but not limited to, agricultural, animal husbandry, butchering [emphasis added], food processing, marketing, scientific, research, medical, zoological, exhibition, competitive, hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife management, or pest control practices or the authorized practice of veterinary medicine nor to limit in any way the authority or duty of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, any county board of health, any law enforcement officer, dog, animal, or rabies control officer, humane society, veterinarian, or private landowner protecting his or her property. Illinois Section 510 ILCS 70/3.03 Animal torture (b) For the purposes of this Section, “animal torture” does not include any death, harm, or injury caused to any animal by any of the following activities: (3) (4) any alteration or destruction of any animal by any person for any legitimate purpose, including, but not limited to: castration, culling declawing, defanging, ear cropping, euthanasia, gelding, grooming, neutering, polling, shearing, shoeing, slaughtering [emphasis added], spaying, tail docking, and vivisection; and any other activity that may be lawfully done to an animal. Kentucky Section 525.130 Cruelty to animals in the second degree – Exemptions (2) Nothing in this section shall apply to the killing of animals: (b) Incident to the processing as food or for other commercial purposes; North Carolina Section 14-360 Cruelty to animals; construction of section (c) … As used in this section, the term “animal” includes every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia except human beings. However, this section shall not apply to the following activities: (2a) Lawful activities conducted for the primary purposes of providing food for human or animal consumption. Rhode Island Section 4-1-5 Malicious injury to or killing of animals (b) This section shall not apply to licensed hunters during hunting season or a licensed business killing animals for human consumption. 129
Crimes Without ConsequenCes Appendix E: Federally Inspected Plants Cited for Humane Violations October 1, 2002 to March 31, 2004 Name Location Est # 1 Dist 2 # NR 3 # Viol 4 Susp 5 4-L Processing Inc. A&W Country Meats Inc. Coma, TX 19789 40 1 1 No Taneytown, MD 10801 75 1 1 No Adams Farms Athol, MA 05497 65 1 1 No Al-Marwa LLC Quakertown, PA Alewel’s Country Meats Ali International Inc. Alma Freezer Company American Halal Meat Inc. AVCO Meat Co Inc. Beall’s Packing House Ben-Lee Processing Inc. Benton Packing Company Big Dog Meats LLC Warrensburg, MO 09672 60 1 1 No 05766 30 1 1 No Orlando, FL 11113 85 1 1 No St Louis, MO 10081 30 3 3 No Newark, NJ 20403 60 2 4 No Gadsden, AL 09131 90 1 2 Yes x 1 Bonifay, FL 11189 85 1 1 No Atwood, KS 02366 30 2 4 No Benton, AR 10629 35 5 9 No West Haven, CT 05297 65 1 1 No 130