South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:20 - Inhumane treatment of animals
Section 12:68:20:03 - Methods of euthanasia
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 12:68:20:03
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
Euthanasia of animals under authority of SDCL chapter 40-1 must be by methods that produce instantaneous unconsciousness and immediate death without visual evidence of pain or distress or by administering an anesthetic which causes loss of consciousness and death following loss of consciousness.
General Authority: SDCL 40-1-25.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-1-21, 40-1-25.
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