3.0.0 2990 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z Senate S 2018-06-05 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-05T19:58:16Z Big Cat Public Safety Act 115 1818 HR 2017-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2018-06-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2018-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-06-05 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2018-06-05 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-06-05 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-06-05 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-06-05 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-08-22 False Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2018-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-21T18:37:48Z Big Cat Public Safety Act

This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction.

The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species.

A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed.

]]> Big Cat Public Safety Act Display Title Big Cat Public Safety Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act to further the conservation of prohibited wildlife species. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Big Cat Public Safety Act Introduced in Senate 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2990is/xml/BILLS-115s2990is.xml 2018-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.