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Union Calendar No. 511 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 511 

[Report No. 112–691, Part I] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various 

injurious species of constrictor snakes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2011 

Mr. ROONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 

Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources for a period ending not later than December 5, 2012, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 

jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 5, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. RIVERA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. 

MILLER of Florida, Mr. WEST, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. POLIS, and Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida 

DECEMBER 5, 2012 

The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

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A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 

importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF INJURIOUS 

4 SPECIES. 

5 Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

6 amended in the first sentence by inserting after 

7 ‘‘polymorpha;’’ the following: ‘‘of the Indian python of the 

8 species Python molurus, including the Burmese python of 

9 the species Python molurus bivittatus; of the reticulated 

10 python of the species Broghammerus reticulatus or 

11 Python reticulatus; of the Northern African python of the 

12 species Python sebae; of the Southern African python of 

13 the species Python natalensis; of the boa constrictor of the 

14 species Boa constrictor; of the yellow anaconda of the spe15 cies Eunectes notaeus; of the DeSchauensee’s anaconda 

16 of the species Eunectes deschauenseei; of the green ana17 conda of the species Eunectes murinus; of the Beni ana18 conda of the species Eunectes beniensis;’’. 

19 SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF INJURIOUS 

20 SPECIES. 

21 (a) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CONSTRICTOR SNAKES AS

22 INJURIOUS SPECIES.—Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United 

23 States Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 

24 after ‘‘polymorpha;’’ the following: ‘‘of the Indian python 

25 of the species Python molurus, including the Burmese 


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1 python of the species Python molurus bivittatus; of the re2 ticulated python of the species Broghammerus reticulatus 

3 or Python reticulatus; of the Northern African python of 

4 the species Python sebae; of the Southern African python 

5 of the species Python natalensis; of the boa constrictor of 

6 the species Boa constrictor; of the yellow anaconda of the 

7 species Eunectes notaeus; of the DeSchauensee’s anaconda 

8 of the species Eunectes deschauenseei; of the green anaconda 

9 of the species Eunectes murinus; of the Beni anaconda of 

10 the species Eunectes beniensis;’’. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENT THAT VIOLATION BE COMMITTED

12 KNOWINGLY.—Section 42(b) of such title is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘Whoever violates’’ and inserting ‘‘Whoever know14 ingly violates’’. 

15 (c) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES IMPORTING

16 OR SHIPPING CERTAIN SPECIES.—Section 42 of such title 

17 is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 

18 ‘‘(d)(1) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to a State 

19 fish and wildlife agency or an exhibitor in the case of the 

20 importation or shipment of— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Indian python of the species Python 

22 molurus, including the Burmese python of the species 

23 Python molurus bivittatus; 

24 ‘‘(B) the reticulated python of the species 

25 Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the Northern African python of the species 

2 Python sebae; 

3 ‘‘(D) the Southern African python of the species 

4 Python natalensis; 

5 ‘‘(E) the boa constrictor of the species Boa con6 strictor; 

7 ‘‘(F) the yellow anaconda of the species Eunectes 

8 notaeus; 

9 ‘‘(G) the DeSchauensee’s anaconda of the species 

10 Eunectes deschauenseei; 

11 ‘‘(H) the green anaconda of the species Eunectes 

12 murinus; or 

13 ‘‘(I) the Beni anaconda of the species Eunectes 

14 beniensis. 

15 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection— 

16 ‘‘(A) the term ‘exhibitor’ has the meaning given 

17 such term in section 1.1 of title 9, Code of Federal 

18 Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2012); and 

19 ‘‘(B) the term ‘State fish and wildlife agency’ 

20 has the meaning given such term in section 80.1 of 

21 title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 

22 January 1, 2012).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 511 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 511 

[Report No. 112–691, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 

constrictor snakes. the importation of various injurious species of 

DECEMBER 5, 2012 

The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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