7 U.S.C. § 1907: Practices involving…

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must study and send Congress a report about nonambulatory livestock. The report must cover how many there are, why they cannot walk, how they are treated humanely, and how they cause handling or disposal problems for stockyards, market agencies, and dealers. If the Secretary finds it necessary, the Secretary must create rules for humane treatment, handling, and disposal by those businesses. Enforcement uses the authorities in sections 10414 and 10415 like they apply to the Animal Health Protection Act, and breaking the rules can bring the penalties in section 10414.

Title 7, §1907

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(a)Report

The Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate and submit to Congress a report on—

(1)the scope of nonambulatory livestock;

(2)the causes that render livestock nonambulatory;

(3)the humane treatment of nonambulatory livestock; and

(4)the extent to which nonambulatory livestock may present handling and disposition problems for stockyards, market agencies, and dealers.

(b)Authority

Based on the findings of the report, if the Secretary determines it necessary, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by stockyards, market agencies, and dealers.

(c)Administration and enforcement

For the purpose of administering and enforcing any regulations promulgated under subsection (b), the authorities provided under section 10414 [7 U.S.C. 8313] and 10415 [7 U.S.C. 8314] shall apply to the regulations in a similar manner as those sections apply to the Animal Health Protection Act [7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.]. Any person that violates regulations promulgated under subsection (b) shall be subject to penalties provided in section 10414.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Animal Health Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is subtitle E (§§ 10401–10418) of title X of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 494, which is classified principally to chapter 109 (§ 8301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and not as part of Pub. L. 85–765, which comprises this chapter.

§1907 Practices Involving Nonambulatory Livestock