In 2004 Senator Conrad Burns from the state of Montana prepared what is widely known as “The Burns Amendment.” This bill was never introduced to Congress, never discussed or voted on. In fact few, if none, knew of its existence or insertion into this 3,000 page Omnibus Act. This bill amends Section 3 (16 USC §1331) of the original Act. It over turned 33 years of national policy on the care and management of free-roaming wild horses and burros by repealing the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of these animals that had been covered by law. The Wild Horses and Burros are no longer safe and protected under the law by what the Burns Amendment did in giving The BLM the power to round up the wild horses in unlimited numbers as well as use of helicopter and vehicals that were prohibited under the original act.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 02:21:38 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015