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Title 17, Chapter 43: CRUELTY TO ANIMAL(REPEALED) S
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
17 §1051. Authority; definitions (REPEALED)
17 §1051-A. Animal Welfare Board (REPEALED)
17 §1051-B. Executive director; other employees (REPEALED)
17 §1051-C. Rules (REPEALED)
17 §1052. Exhibition of bears; menageries excepted (REPEALED)
17 §1053. Care of sheep abandoned on islands; lien (REPEALED)
17 §1054. Docking horses' tails; disposal of fines (REPEALED)
17 §1055. Vivisection prohibited in public and private schools (REPEALED)
17 §1056. Sale of diseased horses (REPEALED)
17 §1057. Motion pictures not to involve deliberate cruelty to animals (REPEALED)
17 §1058. Coloring or dyeing live animals or birds (REPEALED)
Subchapter 2: INJURING OR KILLING
17 §1091. Acts of cruelty (REPEALED)
17 §1092. Malicious killing or injury to domestic animals or fowl; stealing (REPEALED)
17 §1093. Shooting of pigeons and other birds; wild game expected (REPEALED)
17 §1094. Poisons not to be deposited for killing animals (REPEALED)
Subchapter 3: FIGHTING OR BAITING
17 §1131. Premeditated animal fights (REPEALED)
17 §1132. Complaint, warrant and proceedings to prevent and punish (REPEALED)
17 §1133. Keeping places for fighting or baiting (REPEALED)
17 §1134. Owning or training to fight (REPEALED)
17 §1135. Entry of buildings where unlawful training; dwelling protected (REPEALED)
Subchapter 4: TRANSPORTATION
17 §1171. Preference and continuous passage to animals on railroads (REPEALED)
17 §1172. Care of animals brought into State or in transit (REPEALED)
17 §1173. Time of confinement extended on request; sheep (REPEALED)
17 §1174. Applicability of provisions (REPEALED)
17 §1175. Railroad has lien for penalties, care and protection (REPEALED)
17 §1176. Officers may take possession of animals unlawfully detained; lien (REPEALED)
17 §1177. Enforcement of lien (REPEALED)
Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND JURISDICTION
17 §1211. Destruction of certain animals (REPEALED)
17 §1212. Prevention of cruelty (REPEALED)
17 §1213. Prosecutions; payment for services (REPEALED)
17 §1213-A. Impeding the performance of an officer (REPEALED)
17 §1214. Appointment of state humane agents (REPEALED)
17 §1215. Handling of animals seized or held by humane agents, animal control officers, animal shelters, pounds, animal care centers, humane societies or veterinarians (REPEALED)
17 §1215-A. Penalty for violation (REPEALED)
17 §1216. Advisory board (REPEALED)
Subchapter 6: EUTHANASIA OF CATS AND DOGS
17 §1226. Acceptable methods of euthanasia of dogs and cats by authorized agencies and licensed veterinarians (REPEALED)
17 §1227. Preferred method (REPEALED)
17 §1228. Conditional methods (REPEALED)
17 §1229. Tranquilizing cats and dogs (REPEALED)
17 §1230. Inspection (REPEALED)
17 §1231. Penalty for violation (REPEALED)
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