SAFE Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.3355 | Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. (D-IL)
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2021 or the SAFE Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the transporting, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of an equine (e.g., horse) that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save America's Forgotten Equines Act 
of 2021'' or the ``SAFE Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING, TRANSPORTING, MOVING, DELIVERING, 
              RECEIVING, POSSESSING, PURCHASING, SELLING, OR DONATION 
              OF HORSES AND OTHER EQUINES FOR SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN 
              CONSUMPTION.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
1821) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (2), and (5), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraph:
    ``(1) The term `human consumption' means ingestion by people as a 
source of food.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The term `slaughter' means the killing of one or more horses 
or other equines with the intent to sell or trade the flesh of such 
horses or equines for human consumption.''.
    (b) Findings.--Section 3 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
1822) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraphs:
            ``(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, work, 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;''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (8), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) 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 affects and 
        burdens 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 new 
        paragraph:
            ``(8) The shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a 
        person of any horse or other equine that the person has reason 
        to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption.''.
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