Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 332 - RABBIT PROCESSING
Section 001-332-4 - RABBIT SLAUGHTER
Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 001-332-4
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Establishments shall use humane methods to slaughter rabbits, so must render the animal unconscious prior to causing death from exsanguination.
B. Rabbits shall be stunned prior to shackling; shackling and hanging of conscious rabbits shall be avoided.
C. Rabbit stunning shall be accomplished by use of captive bolt apparatus or cervical dislocation method.
D. Cervical dislocation shall be performed in a humane manner by a well-trained individual.
E. The use of decapitation as a method of slaughter is prohibited.
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