Humane Education Laws in the United States


                       California 51540 Sec 233-233.5
                       Illinois (105 ILCS 5/27-13.1-14-15-18)
                       Maine  Chapter 111-20 1221.
                       Massachusetts  Chapter 272 Sec 80G
                       New Jersey  Title 18A 18A:35-4.1 4.3
                       New York  S 809 S 810
                       Oregon  336.067
                       Washington  RCW  28A.230.020
                       Wisconsin Chapter 14.16
                       Florida 233.09
                       Louisiana 17:266
                       North Dakota 15-38-11.
                       Pennsylvania 15-1514
                       South Dakota Repealed
                       Alabama Repealed
                       Michigan Repealed
                       New Hampshire
                       See Note regarding Tennessee and Wyoming


                  CALIFORNIA CODES

                  EDUCATION CODE
                  SECTION 51540

                  51540.  In the public elementary and high schools or in public
                  elementary and high school school-sponsored activities and
                  classes held elsewhere than on school premises, live vertebrate
                  animals shall not, as part of a scientific experiment or any
                  purpose whatever:
                     (a) Be experimentally medicated or drugged in a manner to
                  cause painful reactions or induce painful or lethal
                  pathological conditions.
                     (b) Be injured through any other treatments, including, but
                  not limited to, anesthetization or electric shock.
                  Live animals on the premises of a public elementary or high
                  school shall be housed and cared for in a humane and safe
                  manner.
                  The provisions of this section are not intended to prohibit or
                  constrain vocational instruction in the normal practices of
                  animal husbandry.

                  CALIFORNIA CODES
                  EDUCATION CODE
                  SECTION 233-233.5

                  233.  (a) At the request of the Superintendent of Public
                  Instruction, the State Board of Education shall do all of the
                  following as long as the board's actions do not result in a state
                  mandate or an increase in costs to a state or local
                  program:
                     (1) Adopt policies directed toward creating a school
                  environment in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, that
                  is free from discriminatory attitudes and practices and acts of
                  hate violence.
                     (2) Revise, as needed, and in accordance with the State
                  Board of Education's adopted Schedule for Curriculum
                  Framework Development and Adoption of Instructional
                  Materials developed pursuant to Section 60200, the state
                  curriculum frameworks and guidelines and the moral
                  and civic education curricula to include human relations
                  education, with the aim of fostering an appreciation of people of
                  different ethnicities.
                     (3) Establish guidelines for use in teacher and
                  administrator in-service training programs to promote an
                  appreciation of diversity and to discourage the development of
                  discriminatory attitudes and practices that prevent pupils from
                  achieving their full potential.
                     (4) Establish guidelines for use in teacher and
                  administrator in-service training programs designed to enable
                  teachers and administrators to prevent and respond to acts of
                  hate violence occurring on their school campuses.
                     (5) Establish guidelines designed to raise the awareness and
                  sensitivity of teachers, administrators, and school employees to
                  potentially prejudicial and discriminatory behavior and to
                  encourage the participation of these groups in these
                  programs.
                     (6) Develop guidelines relating to the development of
                  nondiscriminatory instructional and counseling methods.
                     (7) Revise any appropriate guidelines previously adopted by
                  the board to include procedures for preventing and
                  responding to acts of hate violence.
                     (b) The State Department of Education, in accordance with policies
                  established by the State Board of Education for purposes of this
                  subdivision, shall do all of the following:
                     (1) Prepare guidelines for the design and implementation of
                  local programs and instructional curricula that promote
                  understanding, awareness, and appreciation of the
                  contributions of people with diverse backgrounds and of
                  harmonious relations in a diverse society.
                    The guidelines shall include methods of evaluating the
                  programs and curricula and suggested procedures to ensure
                  coordination of the programs and curricula with appropriate local
                  public and private agencies.
                     (2) Provide grants, from funds appropriated for that purpose, to
                  school districts and county offices of education to develop
                  programs and curricula consistent with the guidelines developed in
                  paragraph (1).
                     (3) To the extent possible, provide advice and direct services,
                  consistent with the guidelines developed in paragraph (1), to school
                  districts and county offices of education that implement the programs
                  and curricula developed in paragraph (2).
                     (c) The State Board of Education shall carry out this section only if
                  private funds, in an amount sufficient to pay for related State
                  Department of Education staff activities on behalf of the board, are
                  made available.
                     (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
                  governing board of a school district to offer any ethnic studies or
                  human relations courses in the district.
                     (e) As used in this section, "hate violence" means any act
                  punishable under Section 422.6, 422.7, or 422.75 of the Penal Code.


                  233.5.  (a) Each teacher shall endeavor to impress upon the minds of
                  the pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice,
                  patriotism, and a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity
                  of American citizenship, and the meaning of equality and human
                  dignity, including the promotion of harmonious relations,
                  kindness toward domestic pets and the humane treatment of
                  living creatures, to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity, and
                  falsehood, and to instruct them in manners and morals and the
                  principles of a free government.
                     (b) Each teacher is also encouraged to create and foster an
                  environment that encourages pupils to realize their full potential
                  and that is free from discriminatory attitudes, practices, events, or
                  activities, in order to prevent acts of hate violence, as defined in
                  subdivision (e) of Section 233.

                  ILLINOIS

                  (105 ILCS 5/27-13.1)

                      Sec. 27-13.1. In every public school  there  shall  be
                  instruction,
                  study  and  discussion of current problems and needs in the
                  conservation
                  of natural resources, including but not limited to air pollution,
                  water
                  pollution,  waste  reduction and recycling, the effects of
                  excessive use
                  of pesticides, preservation  of  wilderness  areas,  forest
                  management,
                  protection of wildlife and humane care of domestic animals.
                  (Source: P.A. 86-229.)

                    (105 ILCS 5/27-14)
                      Sec. 27-14. Experiments upon animals.
                      No  experiment  upon  any  living  animal   for   the   
                  purpose   of demonstration in any study shall be made in any
                  public school. No animal provided  by,  or killed in the presence
                  of any pupil of a public school shall be used for
                  dissection in such school, and in no case  shall  dogs or  cats
                  be  killed  for  such purposes. Dissection of dead animals, or
                  parts thereof, shall be confined to  the  classroom  and  shall
                  not  be practiced  in  the  presence of any pupil not engaged in
                  the study to be illustrated thereby.
                  (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

                  (105 ILCS 5/27-15)
                      Sec. 27-15. Moral and humane education - In institute
                  programs.  The superintendent  of  each  region  and  city shall
                  include once each year moral and humane education in the
                  program  of  the  teachers'  institute which is held under his
                  supervision.
                  (Source: P.A. 79-597.)

                  (105 ILCS 5/27-18)
                      Sec. 27-18. Arbor and bird day.
                      The Governor shall annually designate by official
                  proclamation a day in the spring to be known as  "Arbor  and  Bird
                  Day,"  to  be  observed throughout the State as a day for
                  planting trees, shrubs and vines about public  grounds,  and as
                  a day on which to hold appropriate exercises in
                  the public schools and elsewhere tending to show the value of
                  trees  and birds and the necessity for their protection.
                  (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)


                  MAINE

                  CHAPTER 111
                  RELIGION AND MORALS

                  20 § 1221. Teaching of virture and morality
                  Instructors of youth in public or private institutions shall use their best
                  endeavors to impress on the minds of the children and youth
                  committed to their care and instruction the principles of morality and
                  justice and a sacred regard for truth; love of country, humanity and
                  a universal benevolence; the great principles of humanity as
                  illustrated by kindness to birds and animals and regard for all
                  factors which contribute to the well-being of man; industry and
                  frugality; chastity, moderation and temperance; and all other virtues
                  which ornament human society; and to lead those under their care, as
                  their ages and capacities admit, into a particular understanding of the
                  tendency of such virtues to preserve and perfect a republican
                  constitution, secure the blessings of liberty and to promote their future
                  happiness. 1983, c. 767, §1 (amd).]

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                  MASSACHUSETTS

                  GENERAL LAWS OF

                  Chapter 272: Section 80G. Experiments on vertebrates;
                  vivisection, dissection of animals; care.

                  Section 80G. No school principal, administrator or teacher shall
                  allow any live vertebrate to be used in any elementary or high
                  school under state control or supported wholly or partly by
                  public money of the state as part of a scientific
                  experiment or for any other purpose in which said
                  vertebrates are experimentally medicated or drugged in a
                  manner to cause painful reactions or to induce painful or
                  lethal pathological conditions, or in which said vertebrates are
                  injured through any other type of treatment, experiment or
                  procedure including but not limited to anesthetization or
                  electric shock, or where the normal health of said animal is
                  interfered with or where pain or distress is caused.

                  No person shall, in the presence of a pupil in any elementary or
                  high school under state control or supported wholly or partly by
                  public money of the state, practice vivisection, or exhibit a
                  vivisected animal. Dissection of dead animals or any portions
                  thereof in such schools shall be confined to the class room and
                  to the presence of pupils engaged in the study to be promoted
                  thereby, and shall in no case be for the purpose of exhibition.

                  Live animals used as class pets or for purposes not prohibited
                  in paragraphs one and two hereof in such schools shall be
                  housed or cared for in a safe and humane manner. Said
                  animals shall not remain in school over periods when such
                  schools are not in session, unless adequate care is
                  provided at all times.

                  The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs shall also apply to
                  any activity associated with or sponsored by the school.
                  Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a
                  fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

                  NEW JERSEY

                  Permanent Statutes
                  TITLE 18A     EDUCATION
                  18A:35-4.1.  Course of study in principles of humanity   


                  18A:35-4.1.  Course of study in principles of humanity
                      Each board of education may teach, by special courses or by
                  emphasis in appropriate places of the curriculum, in a manner adapted
                  to the ages and capabilities of the pupils in the several grades and
                  departments, the principles of humanity as the same apply to
                  kindness and avoidance of cruelty to animals and birds, both
                  wild and domesticated.


                  18A:35-4.3.  Sexual assault prevention education program
                      The Department of Education in consultation with the advisory
                  committee provided for in section 2 of this act, shall develop and
                  establish guidelines for the teaching of sexual assault prevention
                  techniques for utilization by local school districts in the
                  establishment of a sexual assault prevention education program.  Such
                  program shall be adapted to the age and understanding of the pupils
                  and shall be emphasized in appropriate places of the curriculum
                  sufficiently for a full and adequate treatment of the subject.

                       L.1979, c. 42, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1979.


                  NEW YORK

                  S 809. Instruction in the humane treatment of animals. 1. The
                  officer, board or commission authorized  or  required  to
                  prescribe  courses  of instruction  shall  cause  instruction  to
                  be given in every elementary school under state control or
                  supported wholly or partly by public money of  the state, in the
                  humane treatment and protection of animals and the
                  importance of the part they play in the economy of nature as
                  well as the necessity   of  controlling  the  proliferation  of
                  animals  which  are subsequently abandoned and  caused  to
                  suffer  extreme  cruelty.   Such instruction  shall be for such
                  period of time during each school year as the board of
                  regents may prescribe  and  may  be  joined  with  work  in
                  literature,  reading,  language,  nature study or ethnology. Such
                  weekly instruction may be divided into two or more
                  periods. A  school  district shall  not  be  entitled  to 
                  participate  in the public school money on account of any school
                  or the attendance at any  school  subject  to  the
                  provisions  of  this  section, if the instruction required hereby is
                  not given therein.

                    2.  Study and care of live animals. Any school which cares for
                  or uses animals for study shall ensure  that  each  animal  in
                  such  school  be afforded  the  following: appropriate quarters;
                  sufficient space for the normal  behavior  and  postural
                  requirements  of  the  species;  proper ventilation,  lighting, and
                  temperature control; adequate food and clean
                  drinking water; and quarters which shall be cleaned on a
                  regular  basis and located in an area where undue stress and
                  disturbance are minimized.

                    3.  Application. The provisions of this section shall not be
                  construed to prohibit or constrain vocational instruction in the
                  normal  practice of   animal   husbandry,   or   prohibit  or
                  constrain  instruction  in environmental education
                  activities as established by the  department  of environmental
                  conservation.

                    4.  Dissection of animals. Any student expressing a moral or
                  religious objection to the performance or  witnessing  of  the
                  dissection  of  an animal,  either  wholly or in part, shall be
                  provided the opportunity to undertake and complete an
                  alternative project that shall be approved  by such  student`s
                  teacher;  provided,  however,  that  such  objection is
                  substantiated in writing by the  student`s  parent  or  legal
                  guardian.
                  Students  who perform alternative projects who do not perform
                  or witness the dissection of animals shall not be penalized.

                    5.  Treatment of live vertebrate animals. a. Except as
                  provided for in this subdivision, no school district, school
                  principal,  administrator, or  teacher  shall  require  or 
                  permit  the  performance of a lesson or experimental study on a
                  live vertebrate animal in  any  such  school  or
                  during  any activity conducted under the auspices of such
                  school whether or not the activity takes place on the premises
                  of  such  school  where such  lesson  or  experimental  study
                  employs: (i) micro-organisms which cause disease in humans or
                  animals, (ii) ionizing radiation, (iii) known cancer  producing
                  agents,  (iv)  chemicals  at  toxic levels, (v) drugs
                  producing pain or deformity, (vi) severe extremes of
                  temperature,  (vii) electric or other shock, (viii) excessive
                  noise, (ix) noxious fumes, (x) exercise to exhaustion, (xi)
                  overcrowding,  (xii)  paralysis  by  muscle relaxants or other
                  means, (xiii) deprivation or excess of food, water or other
                  essential nutrients, (xiv) surgery or other  invasive
                  procedures,
                  (xv) other extreme stimuli, or (xvi) termination of life.

                    b.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of this section, the
                  commissioner may, upon the submission of a written program  plan,
                  issue to  such  school  a  written  waiver  of  such
                  restrictions for students subject to the following provisions: (i) the
                  student shall be  in  grade ten,  eleven,  or  twelve;  and  (ii)  the
                  student  shall  be under the supervision of one or more teachers
                  certified in science; and (iii)  the student shall be pursuing an
                  accelerated course of study in the sciences as defined by the
                  commissioner in preparation  for  taking  a  state  or national 
                  advanced placement examination. The commissioner shall issue a
                  waiver of  such  restrictions  for  any  teacher  certified  in 
                  science instructing  such  student.  The written program plan shall
                  include, but not be limited to: (i) the educational basis for  requesting
                  a  waiver; (ii)  the  objective  of the lesson or
                  experiment; (iii) the methods and techniques to be used; and (iv) any
                  other information  required  by  the commissioner.

                    6.  Report.  On or before the first day of January next
                  succeeding the effective date of this amended section, the
                  commissioner shall  annually submit a report to the governor and the
                  legislature which shall include, but not be limited to, the number  of
                  written  program  plan  proposals submitted  by  schools  and  the
                  number  of such proposals subsequently approved by the
                  commissioner.  In  those  cases  where  a  program  plan
                  proposal  has  been  approved  by  the  commissioner, such plan shall
                  be appended to and become a part of the commissioner`s annual
                  report.

                      Sec.  810.   Conservation  day.  1.  The last Friday in April
                  each year is hereby made and declared to be known as
                  Conservation day,  and  observed  in  accordance  with  the
                  provisions of this chapter, except that for the year nineteen hundred
                  seventy-eight, Conservation day shall be May third.

                      2.   It  shall be the duty of the authorities of every public
                  school in this state to assemble the pupils in  their  charge  on
                  that  day  in the school building, or elsewhere, as they may
                  deem proper, and to provide for and  conduct  (1)  such 
                  exercises  as shall tend to encourage the planting, protection
                  and preservation of trees and shrubs, and an acquaintance with
                  the best methods to be  adopted  to  accomplish  such
                  results, and (2) such lectures, pictures or tours, as shall tend to
                  increase  the  interest  and knowledge  of  such  pupils  in  the
                  fish and wild life, soil and water of the state.

                      3.   The commissioner of education may prescribe from time to
                  time a course  of  exercises  and  instruction  in  the  subjects
                  hereinbefore  mentioned,  which  shall be adopted and observed by
                  the public school authorities on Conservation day.  Upon
                  receipt of  copies  of such course sufficient in number to supply all the
                  schools under their supervision, the school authorities

                  OREGON

                  336.067 Instruction in ethics and morality. (1) In public schools
                  special emphasis shall be given to instruction in:

                  (a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the
                  national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the
                  Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the
                  home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons
                  which tend to promote and develop an upright and desirable citizenry.

                  (b) Respect for all humans, regardless of race, color, creed,
                  national origin, religion, age, sex or disability.
                  Acknowledgment of the dignity and worth of individuals and
                  groups and their participative roles in society.

                  (c) Humane treatment of animals.

                  (d) The effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs and controlled
                  substances upon the human system.

                  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare an
                  outline with suggestions which will best accomplish the purpose of       
                  this section, and shall incorporate the outline in the courses of study       
                  for all public schools. [Formerly 336.240; 1975 c.531 s.1; 1979 c.744
                  s.13; 1993 c.45 s.75]

                  WASHINGTON

                  RCW 28A.230.020
                  Common school curriculum -- Fundamentals in conduct.

                  All common schools shall give instruction in reading,
                  penmanship, orthography, written and mental arithmetic,
                  geography, the history of the United States, English
                  grammar, physiology and hygiene with special reference to
                  the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on the human system,
                  science with special reference to the environment, and
                  such other studies as may be prescribed by rule or
                  regulation of the state board of education.   All
                  teachers shall stress the importance of the cultivation of
                  manners, the fundamental principles of honesty, honor,
                  industry and economy, the minimum requisites for good
                  health including the beneficial effect of physical
                  exercise and methods to prevent exposure to and
                  transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, and the
                  worth of kindness to all living creatures and the land.
                  The prevention of child abuse may be offered as part
                  of the curriculum in the common schools.

                  [1991 c 116 § 6; 1988 c 206 § 403; 1987 c 232 § 1; 1986 c 149 §
                  4; 1969 c 71 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.05.010.      Prior: 1909 p
                  262 § 2; RRS § 4681; prior: 1897 c 118 § 65; 1895 c 5 § 1; 1890 p
                  372 § 45; 1886 p 19 § 52.    Formerly RCW 28A.05.010,
                  28.05.010, and 28.05.020.]

                  NOTES:

                       Effective date -- 1988 c 206 §§ 402, 403: See note
                  following RCW 28A.230.070.

                       Severability -- 1988 c 206: See RCW 70.24.900.

                  Child abuse and neglect -- Development of primary
                  prevention program: RCW 28A.300.160.Districts to develop
                  programs and establish programs regarding child abuse and
                  neglect prevention: RCW 28A.230.080.


                  WISCONSIN

                  UNOFFICIAL TEXT
                  Chapter 14
                       14.16
                                                         
                  14.16
                  14.16 Holiday proclamations. 
                  14.16(1)
                  (1) Arbor and Bird Day.  The governor, by proclamation, may set
                  apart one day each year to be designated as Arbor and Bird Day,
                  and may request its observance by all schools, colleges and other
                  institutions by the planting of trees, the adornment of school and
                  public grounds and by suitable exercises having for their object the
                  advancement of the study of arboriculture, the promotion of a spirit
                  of protection to birds and trees and the cultivation of an
                  appreciative sentiment concerning
                  them.

                  14.16(2)
                  (2) Citizenship Day.  The governor may also set aside, by
                  proclamation, the 3rd Sunday in May in each year to be
                  designated as Citizenship Day, and shall request its observance by all
                  circuit court judges, county boards, municipalities,
                  colleges and other institutions, by suitable exercises for all those
                  persons who have recently become enfranchised either by
                  naturalization or by reaching their majority on the necessity of
                  exercising responsible, vigilant and intelligent citizenship to
                  safeguard and maintain our inalienable American liberties,
                  freedom of person, stability, strength, endurance of our
                  democratic institutions, ideals and leadership.


                  FLORIDA

                  233.09

                  (a)  When recommending instructional materials for use in the           
                 schools, each  committee shall include only instructional materials that
                  accurately portray  the ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural, and racial
                  diversity of our society, including men and women in professional,
                  vocational, and executive roles, and  the role and contributions of the
                  entrepreneur and labor in the total
                  development of this state and the United States.

                     (b) When recommending instructional materials for use in the
                       schools, each  committee shall include only materials which accu
                  rately portray, whenever  appropriate, humankind's place
                  in ecological systems, including the necessity for the protection
                  of our environment and conservation of our
                  natural resources and the effects on the human system of the use of
                  tobacco, alcohol, controlled substances, and other
                  dangerous substances.

                  (c)  When recommending instructional materials for use in the 
                  schools, each  committee shall require such materials as it deems ne
                  cessary and proper to  encourage thrift, fire prevention, and humane
                  treatment of people and
                  animals.

                  (d)  When recommending instructional materials for use in the
                  schools, each committee shall require, when appropriate to the com       
                  prehension of pupils,  that materials for social science,
                  history, or civics classes contain the  Declaration of
                  Independence and the Constitution of the United States. No
                  instructional materials shall be recommended by any committee for
                  use in the schools which contain any matter reflecting
                  unfairly upon persons because of  their race, color, creed, national
                  origin, ancestry, gender, or occupation.

                  History.--s. 709, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(221); s. 9,
                  ch. 59-282;
                  s. 2, ch. 61-322; s. 6, ch. 67-181; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch.
                  69-300;
                  s. 6, ch. 69-402; s. 1, ch. 72-51; s. 3, ch. 74-337; s. 4, ch. 78-323;
                  ss. 3,
                  4, 5, ch. 81-56; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 6, ch. 84-94;
                  s.
                  67, ch. 84-336; s. 8, ch. 85-109; s. 1, ch. 89-189; s. 11, ch.
                  89-298; ss. 5,
                  15, 16, ch. 91-182; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 92-100; s. 1289, ch.
                  95-147;
                  s. 3, ch. 97-285; s. 38, ch. 99-398.

                  LOUISIANA

                  266. Kindness to dumb animals

                  The state board of education may take such steps as it may
                  think necessary and wise to provide for the teaching of
                  kindness to dumb animals in the public schools, it being
                  understood that the state superintendent of education, by the
                  direction of the board, will issue such suggestions and furnish
                  such information to the superintendents and teachers as the
                  board may deem appropriate and necessary.

                  NORTH DAKOTA

                  15-38-11.

                  Teaching humane treatment of animals. Oral instruction in the
                  humane treatment of animals must be given in each
                  public school.

                  PENNSYLVANIA

                  [P.S.] § 15-1514.  Humane education

                  Instruction in humane education shall be given to all pupils up
                  to and including the fourth grade, and need not exceed half an
                  hour each week during the whole school term. No cruel
                  experiment on any living creature shall be permitted in any
                  public school of this Commonwealth.


                  ALABAMA
                  Repealed

                  MICHIGAN
                  Repealed

                  SOUTH DAKOTA   

                  13-33-8.   Arbor Day -- Instruction on tree and shrub planting.
                  Repealed by
                  SL 1995, ch 87, §   47.

                  NEW HAMPSHIRE

                  TITLE 62
                  Criminal Code
                  CHAPTER 644
                  Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses
                  SECTION 644:8-c
                  § 644:8-c  Animal Use in Science Classes and Science Fairs. 

                     (a) "Animal" means any member of the kingdom of Animalia.

                     (b) "Vertebrate animal" means any animal belonging to the
                  subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata, and specifically
                  includes all mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

                     II. Live vertebrate animals shall not be used in experiments
                  or observational studies, with the following exceptions:

                     (a) Observational studies may be made of the normal living patterns
                  of wild animals, in the free living state or in zoological parks, gar
                   dens, or aquaria.

                     (b) Observational studies may be made of the living patterns of
                  vertebrate animals in the classroom.

                     (c) Observational studies on bird egg embryos are permitted.
                  However, if normal bird embryos are to be allowed to hatch,
                  satisfactory humane consideration shall be made for disposal of the
                  baby birds.

                     (d) Vertebrate animal cells such as red blood cells or other
                  tissue cells, plasma or serum, or anatomical specimens, such as
                  organs, tissues, or skeletons, may be used in experiments or
                  observational studies.

                     III. No school principal, administrator or teacher shall
                  allow any live vertebrate animal to be used in any elementary
                  or secondary school, or in any activity associated with such
                  school, such as science fairs, as part of a scientific experiment
                  or procedure in which the health of the animal is interfered
                  with, or in which pain, suffering, or distress is caused. Such
                  experiments and procedures include, but are not limited to,
                  surgery, anesthetization, and the inducement by any means of
                  painful, lethal, or pathological conditions through techniques
                  that include, but are not limited to:

                     (a) Administration of drugs;

                     (b) Exposure to pathogens, ionizing radiation, carcinogens, or to
                  toxic or hazardous substances;

                     (c) Deprivation; or

                     (d) Electric shock or other distressing stimuli.

                     IV. All experiments on live vertebrate animals which are not
                  prohibited by this section shall be carried out under the
                  supervision of a competent science teacher who shall be
                  responsible for ensuring that the student has the necessary
                  comprehension for the study to be undertaken.

                     V. No person shall, in the presence of a pupil in any elementary or
                  secondary school, perform any of the procedures or
                  experiments described in paragraph III or exhibit any vertebrate
                  animal that has been used in such manner. Dissection of any dead
                  animal, or portions thereof, shall be confined to the presence of
                  students engaged in the study to be promoted by the dissections.

                     VI. Science fair projects originating in other states that do not
                  conform with the provisions of this section shall not be
                  exhibited within the state.

                     VII. Any live animal kept in any elementary or secondary
                  school shall be housed and cared for in a humane and safe
                  manner and shall be the personal responsibility of the teacher
                  or other adult supervisor of the project or study.

                     VIII. Ordinary agricultural procedures taught in animal husbandry
                  courses shall not be prohibited by this section.

                     IX. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.


                    Source. 1985, 54:1, eff. June 22, 1985.


                  Tennessee and Wyoming may also have humane education laws,
                  but we have been unable to locate the laws at this point.  If you
                  have further information on these possible laws please contact us