3.0.0 304 2019-11-15T21:55:58Z 2019-11-15T21:55:58Z Senate S S 2005-02-07 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-07T21:23:32Z Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005 109 1688 HR 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2005-02-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1055-1056) IntroReferral 2005-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1055) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-02-07 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-02-07 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-02-07 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-02-07 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-02-07 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-02-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-02-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-02-07 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-02-07 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-02-07 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-02-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-02-08 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-02-14 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-04-04 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2005-04-07 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-05-16 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-03-09 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-09-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Animals Arrest Environmental Protection Exotic animals Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Hunting Protection of animals Searches and seizures Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sports and Recreation Warrants (Law) Wild animal trade Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-23T20:59:05Z Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the collection of a trophy. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to the killing or injuring of an exotic animal in a State or Federal natural area reserve undertaking habitat restoration.

Permits any person authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) arrest without warrant any person who violates this Act in the presence or view of the arresting person; (2) execute any warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this Act; and (3) with a search warrant, search for and seize any animal taken in violation of this Act.

Declares that any animal seized shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior or a U.S. marshal and, upon a defendant's conviction, be forfeited to the United States and disposed of by the Secretary.

Permits the Director to use by agreement the personnel and services of any other Federal or State agency to enforce this Act.]]>

Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005 Display Title Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s304is/xml/BILLS-109s304is.xml 2005-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1055-1056) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.