[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1552 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1552

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to 
that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, 
     defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2011

 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to 
that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, 
     defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.

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

SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 FOR SELF-
              DEFENSE, DEFENSE OF OTHERS, OR REASONABLE BELIEF OF 
              IMMINENT DANGER REGARDING GRIZZLY BEARS.

    Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Self-Defense, Defense of Others, or Reasonable Belief of 
Imminent Danger Regarding Grizzly Bears.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including regulations), the provisions of this Act 
shall not apply with respect to the taking of any grizzly bear by an 
individual who demonstrates to the Secretary by a preponderance of the 
evidence that the individual carried out the taking as a result of--
            ``(1) self-defense;
            ``(2) defense of another individual; or
            ``(3) a reasonable belief of imminent danger posed by the 
        grizzly bear to any individual.''.
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