Theft of livestock
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever obtains or uses the property of another which has a value of $10,000 or more in connection with the marketing of livestock in with intent to deprive the other of a right to the property or a benefit of the property or to appropriate the property to his own use or the use of another shall be or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The term "livestock" has the meaning set forth in section 2311 of this title.
History: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1111, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149 (PDF, 62 MB); amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §§330009(b), 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2143 (PDF, 52 MB), 2147.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to obtain or use someone else's property worth $10,000 or more in connection with selling livestock in interstate or foreign commerce, intending to deprive the owner of it or take it for oneself.