43 CFR §4770.1
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The following acts are prohibited:
- (a)Maliciously or negligently injuring or harassing a wild horse or burro;
- (b)Removing or attempting to remove a wild horse or burro from the public lands without authorization from the authorized officer;
- (c)Destroying a wild horse or burro without authorization from the authorized officer except as an act of mercy;
- (d)Selling or attempting to sell, directly or indirectly, a wild horse or burro or its remains;
- (e)Commercially exploiting a wild horse or burro;
- (f)Treating a wild horse or burro inhumanely;
- (g)Violating a term or condition of the Private Maintenance and Care Agreement;
- (h)Branding a wild horse or burro;
- (i)Removing or altering a freeze mark on a wild horse or burro;
- (j)Violating an order, term, or condition established by the authorized officer under this part.