State rankings
Horse Slaughter Legal States
Horse Slaughter Legal States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
CultureLaw51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 13, 2023Original page
11 sources
- Animal Legal & Historical Center - Arizona Horse Slaughter Article 4 - Horsemeat
- Animal Welfare Institute - Horse Slaughter Facts and FAQs
- Animal Legal & Historical Center - California Initiatives - Proposition 6 - Horse Slaughter
- KKTV - Proposed bill in Colorado would prevent horse slaughter for human consumption
- Delaware Online - Memo referencing slaughter of county-owned horses sparks outrage
- Animal Legal & Historical Center - Florida Horse Slaughter - § 500.451. Horse meat offenses
- John Edwards Law Group - Understanding the Law on Horse Slaughter in Georgia
- Illinois.gov - Governor Quinn Signs Law Banning Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption in Illinois
- EQUUS Magazine - New Jersey Law Bans Horse Slaughter, Springsteen & Christie Celebrate
- Insteading - Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill to Allow Horse Slaughter
- Texas Humane Legislation Network - Horse Slaughter
Legality
3 values across 51 entries
Data
Click a column to sort.
51 states
 Alabama | Not Illegal | — |
 Alaska | Not Illegal | — |
 Arizona | License Required | A license shall be obtained from the division before slaughtering a horse for human consumption. |
 Arkansas | Not Illegal | — |
 California | Illegal | — |
 Colorado | Not Illegal | Proposed bill in Colorado would prevent horse slaughter for human consumption |
 Connecticut | Not Illegal | — |
 Delaware | Not Illegal | — |
 District of Columbia | Not Illegal | — |
 Florida | Illegal | Illegal to slaughter a horse, but not to consume its meat. |
 Georgia | Illegal | Georgia law states that it is illegal to slaughter a horse for the purpose of selling the meat for human consumption unless certain conditions are met. |
 Hawaii | Not Illegal | — |
 Idaho | Not Illegal | — |
 Illinois | Illegal | — |
 Indiana | Not Illegal | — |
 Iowa | Not Illegal | — |
 Kansas | Not Illegal | — |
 Kentucky | Not Illegal | — |
 Louisiana | Not Illegal | — |
 Maine | Not Illegal | — |
 Maryland | Not Illegal | — |
 Massachusetts | Not Illegal | — |
 Michigan | Not Illegal | — |
 Minnesota | Not Illegal | — |
 Mississippi | Not Illegal | — |
 Missouri | Not Illegal | — |
 Montana | Not Illegal | — |
 Nebraska | Not Illegal | — |
 Nevada | Not Illegal | — |
 New Hampshire | Not Illegal | — |
 New Jersey | Illegal | — |
 New Mexico | Not Illegal | — |
 New York | Illegal | Illegal to slaughter a horse, but not to consume its meat. |
 North Carolina | Not Illegal | — |
 North Dakota | Not Illegal | — |
 Ohio | Not Illegal | — |
 Oklahoma | Not Illegal | — |
 Oregon | Not Illegal | — |
 Pennsylvania | Not Illegal | — |
 Rhode Island | Not Illegal | — |
 South Carolina | Not Illegal | — |
 South Dakota | Not Illegal | — |
 Tennessee | Not Illegal | — |
 Texas | Illegal | — |
 Utah | Not Illegal | — |
 Vermont | Not Illegal | — |
 Virginia | Not Illegal | — |
 Washington | Not Illegal | — |
 West Virginia | Not Illegal | — |
 Wisconsin | Not Illegal | — |
 Wyoming | Not Illegal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this horse slaughter legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Animal Legal & Historical Center - Arizona Horse Slaughter Article 4 - Horsemeat; Animal Welfare Institute - Horse Slaughter Facts and FAQs; Animal Legal & Historical Center - California Initiatives - Proposition 6 - Horse Slaughter; KKTV - Proposed bill in Colorado would prevent horse slaughter for human consumption.