§ 47. — Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild horses or burros; pollution of watering holes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC47]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 3--ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS
Sec. 47. Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild
horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
(a) Whoever uses an aircraft or a motor vehicle to hunt, for the
purpose of capturing or killing, any wild unbranded horse, mare, colt,
or burro running at large on any of the public land or ranges shall be
fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(b) Whoever pollutes or causes the pollution of any watering hole on
any of the public land or ranges for the purpose of trapping, killing,
wounding, or maiming any of the animals referred to in subsection (a) of
this section shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both.
(c) As used in subsection (a) of this section--
(1) The term ``aircraft'' means any contrivance used for flight
in the air; and
(2) The term ``motor vehicle'' includes an automobile,
automobile truck, automobile wagon, motorcycle, or any other self-
propelled vehicle designed for running on land.
(Added Pub. L. 86-234, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 470; amended
Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2147.)
Amendments
1994--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under
this title'' for ``fined not more than $500''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 16 section 1338a.
