[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 511 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 511

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of 
            various injurious species of constrictor snakes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

  Mr. Rooney 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 the importation of 
            various injurious species of constrictor snakes.

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

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 after ``polymorpha;'' the following: ``of 
the Indian python of the species Python molurus, including the Burmese 
python of the species Python molurus bivittatus; of the reticulated 
python of the species Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus; 
of the Northern African python of the species Python sebae; of the 
Southern African python of the species Python natalensis; of the boa 
constrictor of the species Boa constrictor; of the yellow anaconda of 
the species Eunectes notaeus; of the DeSchauensee's anaconda of the 
species Eunectes deschauenseei; of the green anaconda of the species 
Eunectes murinus; of the Beni anaconda of the species Eunectes 
beniensis;''.
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