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18 U.S.C. 49: Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions

Created in 2007 by the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-22). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2156.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2018Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2014Agricultural Act of 2014

2008Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

2007Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007created it

18 U.S.C. 49Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions

(a)In General.—Whoever violates subsection (a)(1), (b), (c), or (d) of section 26…

(b)Attending an Animal Fighting Venture.—Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of…

(c)Causing an Individual Who Has Not Attained the Age of 16 To Attend an Animal…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2018

Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "(d)" for "(e)". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)

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). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text

2008

Pub. L. 110–246, §14207(b), substituted "5 years" for "3 years". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.