Horse Protection Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 1976-07-13 — Horse Protection Act Amendments of 1976: 1976-07-13 — Horse Protection Act Amendments of 1976 tightened the 1970 ban on showing, selling, or transporting sored horses, required USDA-prescribed inspectors and recordkeeping at horse events, and added criminal and civil penalties for violations; impact remains concentrated on gaited-breed show industries with no direct consumer or food-price effect. (novelty: 2)
- 1970-12-09 — Horse Protection Act of 1970: Horse Protection Act of 1970 (enacted) made it a federal offense to show, sell, auction, or transport a sored horse and authorized USDA to inspect events and penalize violators; primary impact falls on Tennessee Walking Horse and related gaited-breed industries, with no direct consumer or food-price effect. (novelty: 3)