58 Pa. Code § 147.727

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 147.727 - Humane methods

Animals shall be dispatched using the following methods:

(1) Birds shall be dispatched through the use of: inhalant anesthetics, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, barbiturates, gunshot, cervical dislocation, decapitation.

(2) Furbearers, small game and other small mammals shall be dispatched through the use of: inhalant anesthetics, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, barbiturates, gunshot or penetrating captive bolt.

(3) Big game shall be dispatched through the use of: barbiturates, gunshot, penetrating captive bolt or chloral hydrate.

58 Pa. Code § 147.727

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 147.722 (relating to definitions).