                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
               CHAPTER 3--ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS
 
Sec. 47. Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild 
        horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
        
    (a) Whoever uses an aircraft or a motor vehicle to hunt, for the 
purpose of capturing or killing, any wild unbranded horse, mare, colt, 
or burro running at large on any of the public land or ranges shall be 
fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
    (b) Whoever pollutes or causes the pollution of any watering hole on 
any of the public land or ranges for the purpose of trapping, killing, 
wounding, or maiming any of the animals referred to in subsection (a) of 
this section shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more 
than six months, or both.
    (c) As used in subsection (a) of this section--
        (1) The term ``aircraft'' means any contrivance used for flight 
    in the air; and
        (2) The term ``motor vehicle'' includes an automobile, 
    automobile truck, automobile wagon, motorcycle, or any other self-
    propelled vehicle designed for running on land.

(Added Pub. L. 86-234, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 470; amended 
Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 
Stat. 2147.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under 
this title'' for ``fined not more than $500''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 16 section 1338a.
