H.R. 297 · 109th Congress
To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Nick Rahall
- Introduced
- 2005-01-25
- Latest action
- 2005-02-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Summary
Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or transfer for commercial product processing of any free-roaming horse or burro on U.S. public lands; and (2) repeal the provisions permitting the sale of certain excess animals or their remains, and excluding from criminal fine or imprisonment a person who processes or permits the processing of such animals' remains.