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[CITE: 15USC1822]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                    CHAPTER 44--PROTECTION OF HORSES
 
Sec. 1822. Congressional statement of findings

    The Congress finds and declares that--
        (1) the soring of horses is cruel and inhumane;
        (2) horses shown or exhibited which are sore, where such 
    soreness improves the performance of such horse, compete unfairly 
    with horses which are not sore;
        (3) the movement, showing, exhibition, or sale of sore horses in 
    intrastate commerce adversely affects and burdens interstate and 
    foreign commerce;
        (4) all horses which are subject to regulation under this 
    chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or 
    substantially affect such commerce; and
        (5) regulation under this chapter by the Secretary is 
    appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon commerce and to 
    effectively regulate commerce.

(Pub. L. 91-540, Sec. 3, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 94-360, 
Sec. 4, July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 915.)


                               Amendments

    1976--Pub. L. 94-360, among other changes, inserted findings stating 
that all horses subject to regulation under this chapter are either in 
interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect interstate or 
foreign commerce, and that regulation by the Secretary is appropriate to 
eliminate burdens upon commerce.
