US Congress Senate Bill 3547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing, breeding, possessing, or owning any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such a species in interstate or foreign commerce). Includes among exemptions to such prohibition the: (1) breeding of such species by authorized persons; and (2) transportation, possession, or ownership of such species by authorized persons. Defines "breeding" as facilitating the reproduction of prohibited wildlife species (any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species) for commercial use. Removes from the list of persons authorized to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, breed, possess, own, or purchase such species a person that is licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or any other federal agency with respect to such species. Includes in such list: (1) a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; (2) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for such species, is a tax exempt corporation, does not commercially trade in or propagate such species, does not allow direct contact between the public and animals, and does not allow the transport and display of such species off-site; and (3) a person that is in possession of animals of such species that were born before the date of this Act's enactment and that are registered with APHIS within six months after such regulations are promulgated. Establishes civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture requirements for violations of this Act.

Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act

Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2012-09-13	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6343-6344)

HB4122 (Same As) 2012-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3547/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3547/BILLS-112s3547is.pdf