Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§1308 Disposition of unfit horses and mules
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PUBLIC PROPERTY › § 1308
Summary
Unfit federal horses and mules may be euthanized or pastured with the government or humane groups at no government cost, under this subtitle and division C except certain sections of subtitle I of title 41.
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Title 40, §1308
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Subject to applicable regulations under this subtitle and division C (except section 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, horses and mules belonging to the Federal Government that have become unfit for service may be destroyed or put out to pasture, either on pastures belonging to the Government or those belonging to financially sound and reputable humane organizations whose facilities permit them to care for the horses and mules during the remainder of their natural lives, at no cost to the Government.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130840:311b.June 15, 1938, ch. 400, 52 Stat. 693; June 3, 1939, ch. 176, 53 Stat. 808; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(24), 65 Stat. 707. The words “and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)” are added to provide an accurate literal translation of the word “this Act”, meaning the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. See the revision note under section 111 of this title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 111–350 substituted “division C (except section 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” for “title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)”.
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40 U.S.C. § 1308
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73