Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. TITUS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- fornia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. ESPAILLAT) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the trans- portation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:09 Mar 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1400.IH H1400 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1400 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Horse Transportation 2 Safety Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 4 Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘This section 7 does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) 8 shall not’’; 9 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 10 section (e); 11 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 12 lowing: 13 ‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.— 14 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, 15 or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in 16 a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 17 possession of the United States through or to a 18 place in another State, the District of Columbia, or 19 a territory or possession of the United States in a 20 motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on 21 top of each other. 22 ‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub- 23 section, the term ‘motor vehicle’— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:09 Mar 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1400.IH H1400 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1400 IH ‘‘(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 1 mechanical power and manufactured primarily 2 for use on public highways; and 3 ‘‘(B) does not include a vehicle operated 4 exclusively on a rail or rails.’’; and 5 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 6 (A) by striking ‘‘A rail carrier’’ and insert- 7 ing the following: 8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A rail carrier’’; 9 (B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 11 (C) by striking ‘‘On learning’’ and insert- 12 ing the following: 13 ‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN MULTI- 14 LEVEL TRAILER.— 15 ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that 16 knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the 17 United States Government for a civil penalty of 18 at least $100, but not more than $500, for each 19 violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) 20 occurs for each horse that is transported, or 21 caused to be transported, in violation of sub- 22 section (d). 23 ‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 24 The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:09 Mar 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1400.IH H1400 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1400 IH shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy 1 available under any other law or common law. 2 ‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:09 Mar 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1400.IH H1400 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS