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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter D - Range Management (4000) |
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Part 4700 - Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros |
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Subpart 4730 - Destruction of Wild Horses or Burros and Disposal of Remains |
§ 4730.1 - Destruction.
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§ 4730.1 Destruction.
Except as an act of mercy, no wild horse or burro shall be destroyed without the authorization of the authorized officer. Old, sick, or lame animals shall be destroyed in the most humane manner possible. Excess animals for which adoption demand does not exist shall be destroyed in the most humane and cost efficient manner possible.