Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4040
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2017-10-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Civil actions and liability

Mammals

Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. </p> <p>The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4040 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2017 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Capuano , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cummings , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Harris , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Keating , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. King of New York , Ms. Lee , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. McGovern , Mr. McNerney , Ms. McSally , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Polis , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Speier , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tsongas , Ms. Velázquez , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017 . 2. Transportation of horses Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking This section does not and inserting Subsections (a) and (b) shall not ; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Transportation of horses (1) 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 2 or more levels stacked on top of each other. (2) Motor vehicle defined In this subsection, the term motor vehicle — (A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and (B) does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails. ; and (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— (A) by striking A rail carrier and inserting the following: (1) In general A rail carrier ; (B) by striking this section and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; and (C) by striking On learning and inserting the following: (2) Transportation of horses in multilevel trailer (A) Civil penalty A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) 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 of subsection (d) occurs for each horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d). (B) Relationship to other laws The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law or common law. (3) Civil action On learning .