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Federal Laws
Proposed regs will legalize every inhumane practice identified in the transport of horses to slaughter!
Doubles will be legal for 5 years AFTER the proposed regs go into effect. It has already been 4 1/2 years, that makes for 10 years of the continued use of doubles after this legislation passed..
EPN's Comments
on Proposed Regulations For the 1996 Commercial Transportation of Horses To Slaughter Act
CA Equine Council's
Comments on the Proposed Regulations For the 1996 Commercial Transportation of Horses To Slaughter Act
State Laws
Proposition 6,
The PROHIBITION of Horse Slaughter and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption Act Of 1998, Does Not Violate The Commerce Clause
Horsemeat Laws
1996 Commercial Transportation Of Horses To Slaughter Act
December 7, 2001
Final Rule Commercial Transportation of Horses to Slaughter Act
American Horse Council, American Horse Protection Association, & Humane Society of US
propose to legalize every inhumane practice identified in the transport of horses to slaughter & put the very people identified as the abusers, the "killer buyers" in charge of the horses!
Proposed Regulations For the 1996 Commercial Transportation of Horses To Slaughter Act
USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS
Approval of Livestock Facilities;
Interstate Movement of EIA Reactors
USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, FSIS, Regulations
Biological Residues in Horses;
Slaughter of Foaling Mares;
Slaughter of Sick Horses;
USDA APHIS Humane Slaughter Act
AZ Transport Law
CA Transport Law
CT Transport Law
MA Transport Law
MN Transport Law
NY Transport Law
Ag and Markets, Section 359-a
Horses inside double deck cattle trailer stopped by the NYSP. The owner was later convicted & fined $3000.00.
VA Transport Law
Vermont Transport Law
PA Anti Cruelty Law
Title 18, Section 5511
Sign Posted at PA Horse Auctions is NOT the Law!
Sign outside auctions is incorrect!
Sign posted outside 2 PA horse auctions regarding the PA Anti Cruelty Statute is incorrect! " Maybe the posting of this sign has something to do with "the agreement" that the auctions and the PA SPCA have with each other...
U.S. Anti-Cruelty Statutes
PA Domestic Animal Act
Licensing of Dealers & Haulers
EIA Regulations, Coggins Test
PA Dead Animal Act
Requirements for Removal of Dead Animals
PA Animal Markets
General Provisions
Records
Transactions From Trucks
IL Horsemeat Act
Texas Law
Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption
Prohibits Sale of Horsemeat For Human Consumption
Texas Attorney General Cornyn States TX Law
Prohibiting Sale of Horsemeat Applies to the 2 Texas Horse Slaughterhouses!
Links
California Voters "Just Say Neigh" to Horse Slaughter!
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CHAPTER 149. SALE OF HORSEMEAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
§ 149.001. Definition
In this chapter, "horsemeat" means the flesh of an animal of the genus equus.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.002. Sale or Possession of Horsemeat
A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person sells, offers for sale, or exhibits for sale horsemeat as food for human consumption; or
(2) the person possesses horsemeat with the intent to sell the horsemeat as food for human consumption.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.003. Transfer of Horsemeat
A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) transfers horsemeat to a person who intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption; and
(2) knows or in the exercise of reasonable discretion should know that the person receiving the horsemeat intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.004. Prima Facie Evidence of Offense
In a prosecution under this chapter, any of the following is prima facie evidence of an offense:
(1) the presence of horsemeat in a retail store in which the meat of cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs is exhibited or kept for sale, unless the horsemeat is in a package or container of not more than five pounds and is plainly labeled "horsemeat";
(2) the presence of horsemeat in the wholesaler's establishment, warehouse, meat locker, meat cooler, or other place of storage or handling of the meat of cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs, unless the horsemeat is in a package or container of not more than five pounds and is plainly labeled "horsemeat";
(3) the presence of horsemeat mixed or commingled with the meat of cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs in hamburger, sausage, or other processed meat products;
(4) the transportation of horsemeat between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., unless the horsemeat is in individual packages or containers of not more than five pounds and is plainly labeled "horsemeat";
(5) the presence of horsemeat in or the delivery or attempted delivery of horsemeat to a restaurant or cafe; and
(6) the presence of horsemeat in or the delivery or attempted delivery of horsemeat to an establishment that prepares, cans, or processes food products for human consumption from the meat of cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.005. Penalty
(a) An offense under this chapter is punishable by:
(1) a fine of not more than $1,000;
(2) confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than two years; or
(3) both the fine and confinement.
(b) A second or subsequent offense under this chapter is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years nor more than five years.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.006. Injunction
On a conviction of an offense under this chapter, the court shall enjoin the defendant from slaughtering animals, selling meat, transporting meat, or in any manner purveying meat to the public as food for human consumption. Each day the injunction is violated constitutes a separate contempt.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 149.007. Effect on Municipal Ordinances
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this chapter does not affect any provision of a municipal ordinance regulating the sale or possession of horsemeat or the licensing of horsemeat dealers.
(b) A municipal ordinance that directly conflicts with this chapter has no effect.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
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