Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

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Introduced

26 March 2009

Last action

26 March 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3926)

Summary

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving any horse, horse flesh, or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense.

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Timeline

26 March 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3926)
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26 March 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3925-3926)
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/727
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/727
us · 111-s-727 · source updated 10 August 2026