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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 351b

  • Animal: means all living sentient creatures, not human beings. See
  • Livestock: means cattle, bison, horses, sheep, goats, swine, Cervidae, ratites, and camelids. See
  • Poultry: means meat and egg producing chickens, exhibition (fancy) chickens, turkeys, domestic ducks, geese, pheasants, chicken partridge, and cotarnix quail. See

§ 351b. Scope of subchapter

This subchapter shall not apply to:

(1) activities regulated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Part 4, including the act of destroying feral swine in accordance with 10 V.S.A. § 4709(f);

(2) scientific research governed by accepted procedural standards subject to review by an institutional animal care and use committee;

(3) livestock and poultry husbandry practices for raising, management, and use of animals;

(4) veterinary medical or surgical procedures; and

(5) the killing of an animal as provided by 20 V.S.A. §§ 3809 and 3545. (Added 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)