It is illegal to dye baby chicks, ducklings, or rabbits in unnatural colors for sale.

The Law

Around Easter, it used to be a popular novelty to inject or spray baby poultry and rabbits with bright, neon food coloring to sell them as festive pets. Animal welfare organizations rightly pointed out that this practice was incredibly stressful and often toxic to the fragile young animals. The state legislature banned the festive dyes to protect the animals from seasonal cruelty.