II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1509 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2005 Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Captive Primate Safety Act of 2005.

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Addition of Non-Human Primates to the Definition of Prohibited Wildlife Species

Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting or any non-human primate before the period at the end.