[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 1006 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 154
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1006
[Report No. 108-269]
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation
of certain wildlife species.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2003
Mr. McKeon (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
September 11, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. McCarthy of
New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Israel, Mr. Price
of North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Issa, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Simmons, Mr. McNulty, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr.
Allen, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mrs. Bono, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Bradley of
New Hampshire, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Owens, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Rangel
Deleted sponsor: Mr. Alexander (added March 26, 2003; deleted April 1,
2003)
September 11, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
February 27, 2003]
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A BILL
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation
of certain wildlife species.
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 Wildlife Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.
Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as
subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Prohibited Wildlife Species.--The term `prohibited wildlife
species' means any lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar
species, or any hybrid of a lion species and tiger species.''.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITED ACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16
U.S.C. 3372) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``,
or'' at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
``or'' after the semicolon at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) any live animal of a prohibited wildlife
species (subject to subsection (e));'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``or'' after
the semicolon at the end; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraphs (1)
through (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through
(3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Nonapplicability of Prohibited Wildlife Species Offense.--
``(1) In general.--Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply to
importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt,
acquisition, or purchase of an animal of a prohibited wildlife
species, by a person that, under regulations prescribed under
paragraph (3), is described in paragraph (2) with respect to
that species.
``(2) Persons described.--A person is described in this
paragraph, if--
``(A) the person has expertise, knowledge, and
experience with respect to the care of that species in
captivity; and
``(B) the person--
``(i) is licensed and inspected by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service with
respect to that species;
``(ii) is a State college, university, or
agency, State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator,
or State-licensed veterinarian;
``(iii) is an accredited wildlife sanctuary
that cares for prohibited wildlife species; or
``(iv) has custody of the animal solely for
the purpose of transporting the animal to a
person described in this paragraph with respect
to the species.
``(3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall
promulgate regulations describing the persons described in
paragraph (2).
``(4) State authority.--Nothing in this subsection preempts
or supersedes the authority of a State to regulate wildlife
species within that State.''.
(b) Application.--Section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (as added by subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii)) shall apply beginning on
the effective date of regulations promulgated under section 3(e)(3) of
that Act (as added by subsection (a)(2)).
Union Calendar No. 154
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1006
[Report No. 108-269]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation
of certain wildlife species.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 11, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed