43 CFR § 4730.1 - Destruction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s4730.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 4730.1 - Destruction."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "4730.1"
section_name: "Destruction."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000)"
part_number: "4700"
part_name: "PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1331-1340; 18 U.S.C. 47; 43 U.S.C. 315 and 1740."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 7414, Mar. 3, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4700"
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# 4730.1 Destruction.

Except as an act of mercy, no wild horse or burro shall be destroyed without the authorization of the authorized officer. Old, sick, or lame animals shall be destroyed in the most humane manner possible. Excess animals for which adoption demand does not exist shall be destroyed in the most humane and cost efficient manner possible.