---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 1822"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "1822"
heading: "Congressional statement of findings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/1822"
units:
  - "Chapter 44 — Protection of Horses"
---

# §1822. Congressional statement of findings


The Congress finds and declares that—

- (1) the soring of horses is cruel and inhumane;
- (2) horses shown or exhibited which are [sore](/usc/15/1821.md?p=3), where such soreness improves the performance of such horse, compete unfairly with horses which are not [sore](/usc/15/1821.md?p=3);
- (3) the movement, showing, exhibition, or sale of [sore](/usc/15/1821.md?p=3) horses in intrastate commerce adversely affects and burdens interstate and foreign commerce;
- (4) all horses which are subject to regulation under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect such commerce; and
- (5) regulation under this chapter by the [Secretary](/usc/15/1821.md?p=2) is appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon commerce and to effectively regulate commerce.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–540, § 3, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 94–360, § 4, July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 915.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–360, among other changes, inserted findings stating that all horses subject to regulation under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect interstate or foreign commerce, and that regulation by the Secretary is appropriate to eliminate burdens upon commerce.