[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4997 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4997

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-connected 
                  conduct relating to exotic animals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 19, 1994

 Mr. Brown of California (for himself, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. 
Beilenson, Mr. Wilson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Meehan, 
  Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Torres, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
Studds, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mann, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran, Mr. Swett, and Ms. 
   Pelosi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-connected 
                  conduct relating to exotic animals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act 
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORT OR POSSESSION OF EXOTIC ANIMALS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              KILLING OR INJURING THEM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 48. Exotic animals
    ``(a) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, 
knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a confined exotic animal, 
for the purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for 
entertainment or the collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `confined exotic animal' 
means a mammal of a species not historically indigenous to the United 
States that in fact has been held in captivity for the shorter of--
            ``(1) the greater part of the animal's life; or
            ``(2) a period of one year;
whether or not the defendant knew the length of the captivity.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the end of 
chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``48. Exotic animals.''.
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