Chapter 47: Livestock And Domestic Animals

Article 13: Garbage Restrictions

Statute 47-1302: Unlawful to feed unprocessed garbage to animals; exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to feed garbage to animals.

      (b)   Any person, firm, partnership or corporation who on the effective date of this act is registered as a garbage feeding operator may continue to feed garbage to animals through October 31, 2001, if such garbage has been heated to a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit (boiling point) for at least 30 minutes as provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the state livestock commissioner.

      (c)   Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual from feeding such individual's own animals only the garbage obtained from such individual's own household.

      History:   L. 1953, ch. 257, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 53; L. 2001, ch. 163, § 6; May 17.