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MI HR0168
Resolution
Status
10/15/2009
Primary Sponsor
Richard LeBlanc
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to adopt the Humane and Optimal Restoration and Sustainability of Equines (H.O.R.S.E.) Act to regulate horse transport and processing.
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Requires horses with identification designations (lip tattoos or microchips) be checked against a national do-not-slaughter list before processing.
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Mandates that horse euthanasia at processing facilities use quick, painless, and stress-free methods approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Association of Equine Practitioners.
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Aims to protect horse owners' rights and tighten regulations for equines transported to processing plants in Mexico and Canada, with increased border enforcement.
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize Congress to adopt the Humane and Optimal Restoration and Sustainability of Equines Act.
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Last Action
Referred To Committee On Agriculture
10/15/2009