Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
7 U.S.C. § 1903 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 85–765, § 3, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862, related to limitations on Government procurement and price support, modifications during national emergency, and statements of eligibility.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective one year after Oct. 10, 1978, and nonapplicability during not to exceed additional 18 months in hardship cases, see sec. 7 of Pub. L. 95–445 set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under [section 603 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section603&num=0&edition=prelim), Food and Drugs.
#### Contracts For or Procurement of Livestock Products During the Period From June 30, 1960, to August 30, 1960
Pub. L. 86–547, June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 255, permitted any agency or instrumentality of the United States, during the period from June 30, 1960, to August 30, 1960, to contract for or procure livestock products produced or processed by a slaughterer or processor which slaughters or handles for slaughter livestock by methods other than those designated and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture if such slaughterer or processor has contracted for the purchase of the equipment necessary to enable him to adopt such methods but such equipment has not been delivered to him.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1903
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 8c0cac905296369bb96cd54475979831294882139a0d3d722b3b5cbe4a38ac7f. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_2e64da184cafe331a20d6dd5
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-7/section-1903-repealed-pub-l-95445-5-b-oct-10-1978-92-stat-1069--ec9106f190.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 1ba364e7edcd55caf4cfff10b7ab314520790f9a2a1c894ef44d8667322ce01e
Source location: Title 7, Chapter 48, § 1903; chapter-048-humane-methods-of-livestock-slaughter.md
Stored source content
### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 85–765, § 3, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862, related to limitations on Government procurement and price support, modifications during national emergency, and statements of eligibility.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective one year after Oct. 10, 1978, and nonapplicability during not to exceed additional 18 months in hardship cases, see sec. 7 of Pub. L. 95–445 set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under [section 603 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section603&num=0&edition=prelim), Food and Drugs.
#### Contracts For or Procurement of Livestock Products During the Period From June 30, 1960, to August 30, 1960
Pub. L. 86–547, June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 255, permitted any agency or instrumentality of the United States, during the period from June 30, 1960, to August 30, 1960, to contract for or procure livestock products produced or processed by a slaughterer or processor which slaughters or handles for slaughter livestock by methods other than those designated and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture if such slaughterer or processor has contracted for the purchase of the equipment necessary to enable him to adopt such methods but such equipment has not been delivered to him.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Examination of animals before slaughtering; diseased animals slaughtered separately and carcasses examined** For the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat and meat food products which are adulterated, the Secretary shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of all amenable species before they shall be allowed to enter into any slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment, in which they are to be slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof are to be used in commerce; and all amenable species found on such inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart and slaughtered separately from all other cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, and when so slaughtered the carcasses of said cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines shall be subject to a careful examination and inspection, all as provided by the rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, as provided for in this subchapter.
**(b) Humane methods of slaughter** For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock, the Secretary shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of the method by which amenable species are slaughtered and handled in connection with slaughter in the slaughtering establishments inspected under this chapter. The Secretary may refuse to provide inspection to a new slaughtering establishment or may cause inspection to be temporarily suspended at a slaughtering establishment if the Secretary finds that any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines have been slaughtered or handled in connection with slaughter at such establishment by any method
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 21 U.S.C. § 603
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
In furtherance of the policy expressed herein the Secretary is authorized and directed—
**(a)** to conduct, assist, and foster research, investigation, and experimentation to develop and determine methods of slaughter and the handling of livestock in connection with slaughter which are practicable with reference to the speed and scope of slaughtering operations and humane with reference to other existing methods and then current scientific knowledge; and
**(b)** on or before March 1, 1959, and at such times thereafter as he deems advisable, to designate methods of slaughter and of handling in connection with slaughter which, with respect to each species of livestock, conform to the policy stated in this chapter. If he deems it more effective, the Secretary may make any such designation by designating methods which are not in conformity with such policy. Designations by the Secretary subsequent to March 1, 1959, shall become effective 180 days after their publication in the Federal Register.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1904
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 1052
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1902
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the Secretary of Agriculture should—
‘‘(1) continue tracking the number of violations of
Public Law 85–765 (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.; commonly
known as the ‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of
1958’) and report the results and relevant trends annu-
ally to Congress; and
‘‘(2) fully enforce Public Law 85–765 by ensuring
that humane methods in the slaughter of livestock—
‘‘(A) prevent needless suffering;
‘‘(B) result in safer and better working conditions
for persons engaged in slaughtering operations;
‘‘(C) bring about improvement of products and
economies in slaughtering operations; and
‘‘(D) produce other benefits for producers, proc-
essors, and consumers that tend to expedite an or-
derly flow of livestock and livestock products in
interstate and foreign commerce.
‘‘(b) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It is the policy of the
United States that the slaughtering of livestock and
the handling of livestock in connection with slaughter
shall be carried out only by humane methods, as pro-
vided by Public Law 85–765.’’
COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF EQUINE FOR
SLAUGHTER
Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, subtitle A, Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 1184, provided that:
‘‘SEC. 901. FINDINGS.
‘‘Because of the unique and special needs of equine
being transported to slaughter, Congress finds that it is
appropriate for the Secretary of Agriculture to issue
guidelines for the regulation of the commercial trans-
portation of equine for slaughter by persons regularly
engaged in that activity within the United States.
‘‘SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subtitle:
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘com-
mercial transportation’ means the regular operation
for profit of a transport business th
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 7 U.S.C. § 1903
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.