act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 134 Stat. 607section 80502 of Title 49Section 71, , , related to transportation of animals, provided maximum time for their confinement while in transit, unloading for rest and feeding, and included special provision for unloading sheep. See , Transportation.
act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 234 Stat. 608section 80502 of Title 49Section 72, , , provided that animals in transit were to be fed and watered by or at expense of owner and that railroad was to have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody. See .
act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 334 Stat. 608section 80502 of Title 49Section 73, , , provided penalty for failure to comply with provisions of sections 71 and 72 of this title with proviso that provisions regarding unloading of animals would not apply when animals in transit had proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest. See .
June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 434 Stat. 608Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 29136 Stat. 1167section 73 of this titlesection 80502 of Title 49Section 74, acts , ; , , provided that penalty created by was recoverable by civil action and that United States attorneys had duty to prosecute violations of this chapter. See .
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Act June 29, 1906, ch. 359434 Stat. 607Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b)108 Stat. 1379, , which enacted this chapter and which was repealed by , , , was popularly known as the “Live Stock Transportation Act” and also as the “Cruelty to Animals Act”, “Twenty-Eight Hour Law”, and “Food and Rest Law”.