RE: [RC] Fw: AQHA Action Alert SB311- More legislative idiocy! - Terry Banister
Title: AQHA Action Alert - Senate Bill 311
This is an amendment to the existing bill. The mission is to prevent transportation of horses for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption:
. . . and inserting
the following: `(8) the movement, showing,
exhibition, or sale of sore horses in intrastate commerce, and the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation in intrastate commerce of horses and
other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, adversely affect
and burden interstate and foreign commerce;'.
The AQHA posted this because the QH industry is one of the worst offenders, and they want to be able to continue dumping horses at auctions. . . . (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:`(1) The Secretary may detain for examination,
testing, or the taking of evidence-- (A) any horse at any horse show, horse
exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or that the Secretary
has probable cause to believe is sore; and `(B) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has
probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved,
delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation
of section 5(8). . . .
How is this interpreted to be a threat to endurance? There is no "Secretary" at endurance venues, and there is no mass transportation for the purpose of selling/donating horses for the purpose of human consumption.
From: ricochet@xxxxxxxxxx To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Fw: AQHA Action Alert SB311- More legislative idiocy! Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:11:47 -0700
AQHA ACTION ALERT - SENATE BILL
311 Dear AQHA Member: TRANSPORTING ANY HORSE FOR ANY ACTIVITY MAY BE AT
RISK! Senator Mary Landrieu (D)-Louisiana, has succeeded
in scheduling Senate Bill 311 for a floor vote. You may recall this bill
reads “To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping,
transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing,
selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for
human consumption, and for other purposes. Senator Landrieu has offered the following amendment
to this bill: Section 3 of the Horse Protection
Act (15 U.S.C. 1822) is amended to add the following:
`(1) horses and other equines play a vital role in
the collective experience of the United States and deserve protection
and compassion; `(2) horses and other
equines are domestic animals that are used primarily for recreation,
pleasure, and sport; `(3) unlike cows,
pigs, and many other animals, horses and other equines are not raised
for the purpose of being slaughtered for human
consumption; `(4) individuals selling
horses or other equines at auctions are seldom aware that the animals
may be bought for the purpose of being slaughtered for human
consumption; `(5) the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture has found
that horses and other equines cannot be safely and humanely transported
in double deck trailers;'; and (3) by
striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and inserting
the following: `(8) the movement, showing,
exhibition, or sale of sore horses in intrastate commerce, and the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation in intrastate commerce of horses and
other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, adversely affect
and burden interstate and foreign commerce;'.
(c) Prohibition- Section 5 of the Horse Protection
Act (15 U.S.C. 1824) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11)
as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph 7 the
following: `(8) The shipping, transporting,
moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or
donation of any horse or other equine to be slaughtered for human
consumption.'.
(d) Authority To Detain- Section 6(e) of the Horse
Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1825(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence of paragraph
(1); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1)
and (2) and as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
`(1) The Secretary may detain for examination,
testing, or the taking of evidence--
`(A) any horse at any horse show, horse
exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or that the Secretary
has probable cause to believe is sore; and `(B) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has
probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved,
delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation
of section 5(8).'.
(e) Authorization of
Appropriations- Section 12 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1831) is
amended by striking `$500,000' and inserting `$5,000,000'. This bill may have far-reaching effects on our
members and their ability to buy and sell horses. Members may sell horses
unaware of the buyer's intent with the animal and to where it may be
transported, possibly resulting in legal ramifications for the seller.
This legislation is vague and ambiguous and its passage could have
far-reaching consequences. We urge you to contact the senators of your
state and voice your opposition to this legislation and the funding to
enact it. To contact your senator, telephone (202) 224-3121 and ask to be
transferred to your senators' offices. When speaking with your Senators'
office, please tell them you are opposed to Senate Bill 311 as
written. Congress resumes business on Monday,
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