Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§1822 Congressional Statement of Findings
Title 15 › CHAPTER 44 — PROTECTION OF HORSES › § 1822
Summary
Congress says soring horses — causing them pain to change how they move — is cruel and gives sore horses an unfair advantage in shows. It says moving, showing, or selling sore horses hurts interstate and foreign commerce, and the Secretary should regulate to stop this.
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Title 15, §1822
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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.
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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.
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15 U.S.C. § 1822
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102