Section 4-1.1-4 - [Effective 7/1/2026] ExceptionsThis chapter shall not apply:
(1) During medical research;(2) Temporary confinement prior to and during examination, testing, individual treatment or operation for veterinary purposes;(3) During transportation;(4) During rodeo exhibitions, state or county fair exhibitions, 4-H programs, and similar exhibitions or educational programs;(5) During temporary confinement for animal husbandry purposes for no more than six (6) hours in any twenty-four-hour (24) period, unless ordered by a licensed veterinarian;(6) During the humane slaughter of a covered animal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17 of this title, and other applicable laws and regulations;(7) To a sow during the five-day (5) period prior to the sow's expected date of giving birth and any day that the sow is nursing piglets;(8) To calves being trained to exhibit; (9) To calves being trained to accept routine confinement in dairy and beef housing ; and(10) Egg laying hens kept for commercial egg production until January 1, 2030, at which time this exemption shall expire.Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 234,§ 1, eff. 6/24/2024.Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 233,§ 1, eff. 6/24/2024.Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 348, § 1, eff. 7/1/2026. P.L. 2012 , ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012 , ch. 285, § 1.This section is set out twice. See also § 4-1.1-4, effective until 7/1/2026.