Vermont Statutes
Chapter 201 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock
§ 3132. Prohibition

§ 3132. Prohibition
No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard operator may bleed or slaughter livestock except by a humane method. The use of a manually operated hammer, sledge, poleax, or similar instrument is not a humane method within the meaning of this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 20, 1968.)