118 HR 8541 IH: Wild Horse Integrity and Slaughter Prevention Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-05-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8541IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 23, 2024Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide for criminal penalties for acquiring a wild free-roaming horse or burro with the intention of transferring such animal for processing into commercial products, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wild Horse Integrity and Slaughter Prevention Act.

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Time period before title granted; criminal penalty

The Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.; commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act) is amended as follows: (1)In section 3(c) (16 U.S.C. 1333(c))— (A)by striking period of one year and inserting period of 6 months; and (B)by striking one-year period and inserting 6-month period. (2)In section 8 (16 U.S.C. 1338)— (A)by striking Any person who and inserting (a) Any person who; (B)in paragraph (4), by striking except as provided in section 3(e),; (C)by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8); (D)by inserting after paragraph (5), the following: (6)acquires a wild free-roaming horse or burro, or the remains thereof, with the intention of transferring such animal, or the remains thereof, directly or indirectly, for processing into commercial products, or (7)knowingly transfers an acquired wild free-roaming horse or burro, or the remains thereof, directly or indirectly, for processing commercial products, or ; (E)in the matter following paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking be subject to and all that follows through United States Code and inserting have committed a felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, or both; and (F)by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b)The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and their respective employees, shall have power to investigate possible violations of the offenses listed in subsection (a). A finding of non-compliance shall be referred to the Attorney General (or one of the U.S. Attorney’s offices serving under the Attorney General) for prosecution. .