National Agricultural Law Center.
Provides a clickable map of the United States with information on each state's animal cruelty laws.
State and Local
National Agricultural Law Center.
Provides easy and free access to the farm animal confinement statutes in each state. On the map, just click the state you want to learn about!
Michigan State University College of Law. Animal Legal & Historical Center.
In addition to the Federal Humane Slaughter Act, many states have instituted humane slaughter laws.
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
A summary of statutory and regulatory provisions addressing the euthanasia of companion animals.
Veterinary Compliance Assistance - VetCA
The animal carcass disposal state resource locator tool contains links to regulatory agencies and rules covering topics such as approved types of disposal and emergency management.
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Link to state animal import requirements.
Michigan State University. College of Law. Animal Legal & Historical Center.
Provides an overview of retail pet store laws and table of state laws with pet store/pet purchaser protection acts (puppy lemon laws).
Cornell University Law School.
This site contains state laws, statutes and related legislation that are governed by each state. You can find statutes by state or by topic area.
Cornell University School of Law.
Topical list of state statutes available on the internet.
Michigan State University College of Law, Animal Legal & Historical Center
The table shows different categories for types of laws dealing with assistance animals by state with links to those laws.