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| Title | Citation | Alternate Citation | Summary | Type |
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| PA - Education - § 15-1523. Pupil's right of refusal; animal dissection | 24 P.S. § 15-1523 | PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1523 | This Pennsylvania law states that public or nonpublic school pupils from kindergarten through grade twelve may refuse to dissect, vivisect, incubate, capture or otherwise harm or destroy animals or any parts thereof as part of their course of instruction. Schools must notify pupils and their parents/guardians of the right to decline participation. A pupil who chooses to refrain from participation or observation shall be offered an alternative education project. No pupil shall be discriminated against based on his or her decision to exercise rights under this law. | Statute |
| WA - Coyotes - 9.41.185. Coyote getters | West's RCWA 9.41.185 | WA ST 9.41.185 | This Washington law provides that the use of "coyote getters" is not a violation of law when their use is authorized by the state department of agriculture and/or the state department of fish and wildlife in cooperative programs with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The purpose must be to control or eliminate coyotes that are harmful to livestock or game animals. | Statute |
| PA - Kennels - § 551. Nuisances and injunction | 3 P.S. § 551 | PA ST 3 P.S. § 551 | This Pennsylvania statute provides that the owners or operators of licensed dog training areas shall not be subject to any action for nuisance, and no court in this Commonwealth shall enjoin the use or operation of training areas on the basis of noise or noise pollution, provided that the owners were and remain in compliance with any applicable noise control laws or ordinances at the time the permit for establishment of the training areas was authorized. | Statute |
| Towers-Hammon v Burnett | [2007] QDC 282 |
The respondent pleaded guilty to bashing several cats with an iron bar causing four deaths. The dead cats, along with one severely beaten but still alive kitten, were placed in a bag and disposed of in a charity clothing bin. On appeal, it was held that the trial judge failed to have sufficient regard to the callous nature of the respondent's actions and the respondent was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. |
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| Ley Nº 19.162, 1992 | 30529 | This constitutes "The Meat Law." Establishes the compulsory system of classification of livestock and nomenclature of meat. It also regulates the operation of slaughterhouses, refrigerators, and establishments of the meat industry. | Statute | |
| TX - Alligators - Chapter 65. Alligators | V. T. C. A., Parks & Wildlife Code § 65.001 - 104 | TX PARKS & WILD § 65.001 - 104 | Under these Texas statutes, no person may take, sell, purchase, or possess an alligator, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator without a permit. An offense is a misdemeanor. | Statute |
| NV - Hunting - Chapter 503. Hunting, Fishing and Trapping | N. R. S. 503.015 | NV ST 503.015 | This law represents Nevada's hunter harassment provision. It is unlawful for a person, or a group of people acting together, to intentionally interfere with another person who is lawfully hunting or trapping. This section does not apply to any incidental interference from lawful activity by users of the public land, including without limitation ranchers, miners or persons seeking lawful recreation. | Statute |
| Scheele v. Dustin | 998 A.2d 697 (Vt.,2010) | 2010 VT 45 |
A dog that wandered onto defendant’s property was shot and killed by defendant. The dog’s owners sued under an intentional tort theory and a claim for loss of companionship. The Supreme Court upheld the award of economic damages for the intentional destruction of property. It also held that the owners could not recover noneconomic damages for emotional distress under Vermont common law. |
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| RI - Rabies - § 4-13-29.1. Responsibility for local rabies control | Gen. Laws, 1956, § 4-13-29.1 | RI ST § 4-13-29.1 | This Rhode Island statute provides that towns and cities are required to provide for the control of rabies in cats, dogs, and ferrets within its boundaries. The municipality may elect to adopt into ordinance provisions at least as stringent as this chapter. | Statute |
| NC - Assistance Animals - Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws | N.C.G.S.A. § 14-163.1, § 168-1 - 13; § 20-175.1 - 175.4 | NC ST § 14-163.1; § 168-1 - 13; § 20-175.1 - 175.4 | The following statutes comprise the state's relevant assistance animal and guide dog laws. | Statute |