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Union Calendar No. 385 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 305 
[Report No. 111–645] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of 
horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing two 
or more levels stacked on top of one another. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. WHITFIELD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. JONES, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. STARK, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HALL of 
New York, Mr. LANCE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. TAYLOR, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Ms. 
PINGREE of Maine, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. HOLT, 
Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WU, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SMITH of 
New Jersey, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. 
BILBRAY, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. PLATTS, and 
Ms. GIFFORDS 
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the trans-
portation of horses in interstate transportation in a 
motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on 
top of one another. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Horse Transportation 
Safety Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 80505. Transportation of horses 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, or 
cause to be transported, a horse from a place in a State, 
the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of 
the United States through or to a place in another State, 
the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of 
the United States in a motor vehicle containing two or 
more levels stacked on top of one another. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that knowingly vio-
lates this section is liable to the United States Government 
for a civil penalty of at least $100 but not more than $500 
for each violation. A separate violation occurs under this 
section for each horse that is transported, or caused to 
be transported, in violation of this section. On learning 
of a violation, the Attorney General shall bring a civil ac-
tion to collect the penalty in the district court of the 
United States for the judicial district in which the viola-
tion occurred or the defendant resides or does business. 
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‘‘(c) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘motor vehicle’ means a vehicle driven or drawn 
by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use 
on public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated 
exclusively on a rail or rails. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The penalty 
provided under this section shall be in addition to a pen-
alty or remedy available under any other law or common 
law.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘80505. Transportation of horses.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 385 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 305 
[Report No. 111–645] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit 
the transportation of horses in interstate trans-
portation in a motor vehicle containing two or 
more levels stacked on top of one another. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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