[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 305 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 305

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation 
 of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 
           two or more levels stacked on top of one another.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

  Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Whitfield) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation 
 of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 
           two or more levels stacked on top of one another.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Horse Transportation Safety Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 80505. Transportation of horses
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No person may transport, or cause to be 
transported, a horse from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, 
or a territory or possession of the United States through or to a place 
in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States in a motor vehicle containing two or 
more levels stacked on top of one another.
    ``(b) Civil Penalty.--A person that knowingly violates this section 
is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at 
least $100 but not more than $500 for each violation. A separate 
violation occurs under this section for each horse that is transported, 
or caused to be transported, in violation of this section. On learning 
of a violation, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action to 
collect the penalty in the district court of the United States for the 
judicial district in which the violation occurred or the defendant 
resides or does business.
    ``(c) Motor Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term `motor 
vehicle' means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and 
manufactured primarily for use on public highways, but does not include 
a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
    ``(d) Relationship to Other Laws.--The penalty provided under this 
section shall be in addition to a penalty or remedy available under any 
other law or common law.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``80505. Transportation of horses.''.
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