US Congress House Bill 4306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2012-FY2016.

Captive Primate Safety Act

Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2012-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB1324 (Related) 2012-07-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4306/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4306/BILLS-112hr4306ih.pdf