United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 18. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Part I. CRIMES |
Chapter 3. ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS |
§ 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
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(a) In general Whoever violates subsection (a)(1), (b), (c), or (e) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, for each violation.
(b) Attending an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation.
(c) Causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 to attend an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 (7 U.S.C. 2156) of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation.
References In Text
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act, referred to in text, is section 2156 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “subsection (a)(1),” for “subsection (a),”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 14207(b), substituted “5 years” for “3 years”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective