Rhode Island § 4-17-1 § 4-17-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 4-17-1 — § 4-17-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 4-17-1

Title 4Animals and Animal Husbandry

Ch. 4-17Humane Slaughter of Livestock

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-17-1 (2026).

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§ 4-17-1. Declaration of policy.
It is declared and determined as a matter of legislative finding 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 economy in slaughtering operations, and produces
            other benefits for producers, processors, and consumers that tend to expedite the
            orderly flow of livestock and their products. It is declared to be the policy of the
            state to require that the slaughter of all livestock and the handling of livestock,
            in connection with 

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§ 4-17-1. Declaration of policy.

It is declared and determined as a matter of legislative finding 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 economy in slaughtering operations, and produces other benefits for producers, processors, and consumers that tend to expedite the orderly flow of livestock and their products. It is declared to be the policy of the state to require that the slaughter of all livestock and the handling of livestock, in connection with slaughter, be carried out only by humane methods and to provide that methods of slaughter conform generally to those employed in other states where humane slaughter is required by law and to those authorized by the Federal Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, 7 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., and regulations under that act.