3.0.0 4122 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z House H HR 2012-03-01 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKEON:H.R. 4122.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:(Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The commerce clausestates that the United States Congress shall have power ``Toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the severalStates, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Courts and commentators[Page H1134]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-09T18:39:31Z Referred to 2012-03-01T14:03:00Z Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act 112 3547 S 2012-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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[D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2012-12-19 False Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2012-03-01 Introduced in House 2012-06-22T18:40:05Z Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing, breeding, possessing, or owning any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such a species in interstate or foreign commerce). Includes among exemptions to such prohibition the: (1) breeding of such species by authorized persons; and (2) transportation, possession, or ownership of such species by authorized persons.

Defines "breeding" as facilitating the reproduction of prohibited wildlife species (any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species) for commercial use.

Removes from the list of persons authorized to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, breed, possess, own, or purchase such species a person that is licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or any other federal agency with respect to such species. Includes in such list: (1) a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; (2) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for such species, is a tax exempt corporation, does not commercially trade in or propagate such species, does not allow direct contact between the public and animals, and does not allow the transport and display of such species off-site; and (3) a person that is in possession of animals of such species that were born before the date of this Act's enactment and that are registered with APHIS within six months after such regulations are promulgated.

Establishes civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture requirements for violations of this Act.

]]> Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act Display Title Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act Introduced in House 2012-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4122ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4122ih.xml 2012-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. 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.