§ 2317. — Sale or receipt of livestock.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2317]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113--STOLEN PROPERTY
Sec. 2317. Sale or receipt of livestock
Whoever receives, conceals, stores, barters, buys, sells, or
disposes of any livestock, moving in or constituting a part of
interstate or foreign commerce, knowing the same to have been stolen,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years,
or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 98-473, title II,
Sec. 1114, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 419c, 419d (Aug. 18,
1941, ch. 366, Secs. 4, 5, 55 Stat. 632).
Definitions of ``cattle'' and ``interstate or foreign commerce'',
contained in section 419a of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are
incorporated in sections 10 and 2311 of this title.
Venue provision of said section 419d of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
was omitted as completely covered by section 3237 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
1984--Pub. L. 98-473 substituted ``livestock'' for ``cattle'' in
section catchline and text.
