Sec. 4406. Transportation of horses
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Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection
(c)by striking This section does not and inserting Subsections
(a)and
(b)shall not ; by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: No person may transport or cause to be transported, an equine from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, or any place that is under the sovereignty of a government that is not the United States— in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of each other; or with reason to believe that the equine may be slaughtered for human consumption. In this subsection, the term motor vehicle means— a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails. In this subsection, the term equine means any member of the Equidae family. . in subsection (e), as redesignated— by striking A rail carrier and inserting the following: A rail carrier ; by striking this section and inserting subsection
(a)or
(b); and by striking On learning and inserting the following: A person that knowingly violates subsection
(d)is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than $500, for each violation. A separate violation of subsection
(d)occurs for each equine that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d). The penalty imposed under subparagraph
(A)shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law. On learning .