[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2811 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 409
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2811

                          [Report No. 111-693]

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of 
           the species Python genera as an injurious animal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2009

 Mr. Meek of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           December 21, 2010

Additional sponsors: Mr. Rooney, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
 Hastings of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Moran of 
Virginia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Levin, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Posey, 
  Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Massa, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
                   Deutch, and Ms. Castor of Florida

                           December 21, 2010

  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]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of 
           the species Python genera as an injurious animal.


 


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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF INJURIOUS 
              SPECIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence by inserting ``; of the constrictor snake 
of the species Python genera'' after ``polymorpha''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF INJURIOUS SPECIES.

    Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 
first sentence by inserting ``; of the Burmese Python of the species 
Python molurus bivittatus; of the African Rock Python of the species 
Python sebae'' after ``polymorpha''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 409

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2811

                          [Report No. 111-693]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of 
           the species Python genera as an injurious animal.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 21, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed