[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6693 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6693

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, 
                rats, and mice, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2012

   Mr. Connolly of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, 
                rats, and mice, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING BIRDS, RATS, AND MICE.

    Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132(g)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``bird, rat of the genus Rattus, mouse of 
        the genus Mus,'' after ``rabbit,'';
            (2) by striking ``(1) birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and 
        mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research,'';
            (3) by striking ``(2) horses'' and inserting ``(1) 
        horses''; and
            (4) by striking ``(3) other farm animals'' and inserting 
        ``(2) other farm animals''.
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