43 CFR 4730.1 : Public Lands: Interior (§ 1.1 To Parts 10011-10099) — (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 10011-10099) — Regulations Relating To Public Lands (Continued) (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 10011-10099) — Bureau Of Land Management, Department Of The Interior (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 9261-9999) — Range Management (4000) (§ 4100.0-1 To § 4770.5) — Protection, Management, And Control Of Wild Free-Roaming Horses And Burros (§ 4700.0-1 To § 4770.5) — Destruction Of Wild Horses Or Burros And Disposal Of Remains (§ 4730.1 And § 4730.2) — Destruction.

4 Aug 2016

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.

43 CFR 4730.1