C.F.R. » Title 9 » CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION › PART 313—HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK

9 C.F.R. § 313.2

Handling of livestock

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(a) Driving of livestock from the unloading ramps to the holding pens and from the holding pens to the stunning area shall be done with a minimum of excitement and discomfort to the animals. Livestock shall not be forced to move faster than a normal walking speed.

(b) Electric prods, canvas slappers, or other implements employed to drive animals shall be used as little as possible in order to minimize excitement and injury. Any use of such implements which, in the opinion of the inspector, is excessive, is prohibited. Electrical prods attached to AC house current shall be reduced by a transformer to the lowest effective voltage not to exceed 50 volts AC.

(c) Pipes, sharp or pointed objects, and other items which, in the opinion of the inspector, would cause injury or unnecessary pain to the animal shall not be used to drive livestock.

(d) Disabled livestock and other animals unable to move.

(1) Disabled animals and other animals unable to move shall be separated from normal ambulatory animals and placed in the covered pen provided for in § 313.1(c).

(2) The dragging of disabled animals and other animals unable to move, while conscious, is prohibited. Stunned animals may, however, be dragged.

(3) Disabled animals and other animals unable to move may be moved, while conscious, on equipment suitable for such purposes; e.g., stone boats.

(e) Animals shall have access to water in all holding pens and, if held longer than 24 hours, access to feed. There shall be sufficient room in the holding pen for animals held overnight to lie down.

(f) Stunning methods approved in § 313.30 shall be effectively applied to animals prior to their being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: Nat'l Meat Ass'n v. Brown, 599 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2010).
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Nat'l Meat Ass'n v. Brown, 599 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “Stunned animals may, however, be dragged” 9 C.F.R. § 313.2 (d)(2) (emphases added).”
Nat'l Meat Assn. v. Harris, 132 S. Ct. 965 (2012). “See 9 CFR § 313.2 (d). Under the regulations, slaughterhouse employ­ees may not drag conscious, nonambulatory animals, see § 313.”
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