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Section 6400.198. Aversive conditioning
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The use of aversive conditioning, defined as the application, contingent upon the exhibition of maladaptive behavior, of startling, painful or noxious stimuli, is prohibited.
The provisions of this § 6400.198 adopted August 9, 1991, effective November 8, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3595.