§1822 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

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The Secretary must create rules under this chapter to prevent and remove harms to interstate and foreign commerce caused by soring horses. Congress finds that soring is cruel, that sore horses that perform better have an unfair advantage, and that moving, showing, or selling sore horses hurts commerce.

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.

§1822 Congressional Statement of Findings

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Title 15, §1822

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