3.0.0 6505 2019-11-15T21:28:24Z 2019-11-15T21:28:24Z House H HR 2008-07-15 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-18T13:37:38Z Referred to 2008-07-15T13:03:25Z Captive Primate Safety Act 110 2964 HR 2008-08-01 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 928. Related bill CRS 2008-07-18 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Committee 2008-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-07-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1466) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Animals Administrative procedure Authorization Charities Crime and Law Enforcement Department of the Interior Disabled Economics and Public Finance Federal law enforcement officers Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Law Pets Primates Protection of animals Self-help devices for the disabled Social Welfare Wild animal trade Animals 00 2008-07-15 Introduced in House 2008-10-14T13:47:50Z Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, great apes, lemurs, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.

Makes it unlawful for a person to sell or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth: (1) exceptions to such prohibition (including for certain charitable organizations that provide service capuchin monkeys to authorized permanently disabled individuals); and (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other relevant federal and state agencies, to issue regulations to implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act.

Authorizes additional appropriations to the Secretary for FY2009 to hire additional law enforcement personnel of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981.

]]> Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act Short Titles as Introduced Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act Display Title Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6505ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6505ih.xml 2008-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. 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.