Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60

§1308 Disposition of Unfit Horses and Mules

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter 13— PUBLIC PROPERTY › § 1308

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal horses and mules unfit may be destroyed or pastured on Government or humane-organization land at no cost, under regulations (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711 of subtitle I of title 41).

Full Legal Text

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 1308

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60