17-73 Regulation of the slaughter of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep.(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum standards for the humane and sanitary slaughter of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep, and sanitary post-mortem meat and waste management of both commercial and noncommercial chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep within the city. The slaughter of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep is intended to be permitted within the City of Burlington only when it is for the purpose of harvesting the animal for use as food or euthanizing an animal raised for food or fiber production, and only when conducted in strict compliance with all other provisions of this section. (b)
Standards for the slaughter of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep. The slaughter of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep for commercial purposes and/or the personal consumption by the animal’s owner, the animal owner’s household, nonpaying guests or employees shall be undertaken in accordance with all applicable federal statutes and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 48 of Title 7 of the United States Code (Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter) and 9 CFR Part 313 (Humane Slaughter of Livestock), all applicable Vermont statutes and regulations, including but not limited to 6 V.S.A. Chapters 102, 201 and 204 and the regulations promulgated by the Agency of Agriculture, and any other laws that are applicable to the slaughter for commercial purposes of chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep and the waste management of animal remains. (c)