euthanizing an animal
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
the term “euthanizing an animal” means the humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method that—
(A) produces rapid unconsciousness and subsequent death without evidence of pain or distress; or
(B) uses anesthesia produced by an agent that causes painless loss of consciousness and subsequent death.
Source
- 2019–present18 U.S.C. § 48Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Depiction of animal cruelty · in this section