[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 417 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 417

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat 
               invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2019

  Mr. Soto (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto 
    Rico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat 
               invasive lionfish, 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. MEASURES TO COMBAT INVASIVE LIONFISH.

    (a) Addition of Species of Lionfish to the List of Injurious 
Species That Are Prohibited From Being Imported or Shipped.--Section 
42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
``Dreissena polymorpha;'' the following: ``of the red lionfish of the 
species Pterois volitans; of the devil lionfish of the species Pterois 
miles; of the Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex; of the 
soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii; of the clearfin 
lionfish of the species Pterois radiata; of the species Pterois 
paucispinula; of the frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois 
mombasae; of the luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata; of the 
mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis; of the spotfin 
lionfish of the species Pterois antennata; of the scorpionfish of the 
species Pterois andover;''.
    (b) Exemption From Permitting for Movement in Commerce.--For 
purposes of section 14.21 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
deceased lionfish and lionfish products shall not be treated as 
wildlife requiring a permit pursuant to part 17 or 23 of such title.
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