[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1509 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1509


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2006

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add non-human primates to 
             the definition of prohibited 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 Primate Safety Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. 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.

            Passed the Senate July 11, 2006.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.