Section
71, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 1,
34 Stat. 607, related to transportation of animals, provided maximum time for their confinement while in transit, unloading for rest and feeding, and included special provision for unloading sheep. See section
80502 of Title
49, Transportation.
Section
72, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 2,
34 Stat. 608, provided that animals in transit were to be fed and watered by or at expense of owner and that railroad was to have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody. See section
80502 of Title
49.
Section
73, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 3,
34 Stat. 608, provided penalty for failure to comply with provisions of sections
71 and
72 of this title with proviso that provisions regarding unloading of animals would not apply when animals in transit had proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest. See section
80502 of Title
49.
Section
74, acts June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 4,
34 Stat. 608; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291,
36 Stat. 1167, provided that penalty created by section
73 of this title was recoverable by civil action and that United States attorneys had duty to prosecute violations of this chapter. See section
80502 of Title
49.