§ 2316
Transportation of livestock
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever transports in any livestock, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1113, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149 (PDF, 62 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to move stolen livestock across state or national lines while knowing the animals were stolen.