Horse Protection Amendments Act
- Last Action
- 2/14/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
Horse Protection Amendments Act
This bill addresses the protection of horses. Specifically, the bill replaces the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.
The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, and appoint inspectors to conduct inspections.
The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.
Cosponsors (13)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)
- Mark Green (R-TN)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Department of Agriculture
- Mammals
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Public-private cooperation
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
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