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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
September 11, 2007 - Introduced by Senators Plale, Lassa and Coggs, cosponsored
by Representatives Berceau, Montgomery, Pocan, Van Akkeren, Jeskewitz,
Fields, Townsend, Zepnick and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Agriculture
and Higher Education.
SB262,1,2
1An Act to amend 97.42 (1) (a) and 97.42 (6) (c); and
to create 97.425 of the
2statutes;
relating to: slaughter of equine animals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the slaughter of equine animals (horses and related animals)
for human consumption.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB262, s. 1
3Section
1. 97.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB262,1,54
97.42
(1) (a) "Animal" means cattle, sheep, swine, goats,
and farm-raised deer
,
5horses, mules, and other equines.
SB262, s. 2
6Section
2. 97.42 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB262,1,97
97.42
(6) (c) No person
shall slaughter horses, mules or other equines or may 8process equine carcasses or meat at establishments
where other animals or poultry
9are slaughtered or where other meat or poultry products are processed.
SB262, s. 3
1Section
3. 97.425 of the statutes is created to read:
SB262,2,3
297.425 Slaughter of equine animals.
(1) No person may slaughter an
3equine animal for human consumption.
SB262,2,5
4(2) No person may slaughter an equine animal at an establishment, as defined
5in s. 97.42 (1) (d).
