[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4941

 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from 
                          harmful confinement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2018

  Mr. Marino 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 protect common household pets from 
                          harmful confinement.

    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 ``Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HARMFUL CONFINEMENT OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD PETS.

    The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30. PROHIBITION ON HARMFUL CONFINEMENT OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD PETS.

    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
confine a common household pet in a motor vehicle or other enclosed 
space if such confinement could harm or kill such common household pet 
through--
            ``(1) exposure to excessive heat or cold;
            ``(2) lack of ventilation; or
            ``(3) lack of water.
    ``(b) Definition of Common Household Pet.--In this section, the 
term `common household pet' means a domesticated animal that is 
traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial 
purposes, including a dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined 
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
both, for each violation.''.
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