Pub. L. 91-540, sec. 3 (as amended)

Sec. 3. [15 U.S.C. 1822] The Congress finds and declares that— (1) the soring of horses is cruel and inhumane; (2) horses shown or exhibited which are sore, where such soreness improves the performance of such horse, compete unfairly with horses which are not sore; (3) the movement, showing, exhibition, or sale of sore horses in intrastate commerce adversely affects and burdens interstate and foreign commerce; (4) all horses which are subject to regulation under this Act are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect such commerce; and (5) regulation under this Act by the Secretary is appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon commerce and to effectively regulate commerce.