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Union Calendar No. 453 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2964 
[Report No. 110–712] 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates 
as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in 
the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. BOS-
WELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. REICHERT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. STARK, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. FARR, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BERMAN, and Mr. 
PALLONE 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 10, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat 
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nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under 
that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating 
to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Captive Primate Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINI-
TION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. 
Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end ‘‘or any nonhuman primate’’. 
SEC. 3. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 3 of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or sub-
section (e)’’ before the period; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply’’ 
in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any per-
son to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, 
or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any 
live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPLICATION.—This sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) does not apply to a person trans-
porting a nonhuman primate to or from a vet-
erinarian who is licensed to practice veterinary 
medicine within the United States, solely for the 
purpose of providing veterinary care to the 
nonhuman primate, if— 
‘‘(i) 
the 
person 
transporting 
the 
nonhuman primate carries written docu-
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mentation issued by the veterinarian, in-
cluding the appointment date and location; 
‘‘(ii) the nonhuman primate is trans-
ported in a secure enclosure appropriate for 
that species of primate; 
‘‘(iii) the nonhuman primate has no 
contact with any other animals or members 
of the public, other than the veterinarian 
and other authorized medical personnel pro-
viding veterinary care; and 
‘‘(iv) such transportation and provi-
sion of veterinary care is in accordance 
with all otherwise applicable State and 
local laws, regulations, permits, and health 
certificates; 
‘‘(B) does not apply to a person trans-
porting a nonhuman primate to a legally des-
ignated caregiver for the nonhuman primate as 
a result of the death of the preceding owner of 
the nonhuman primate, if— 
‘‘(i) 
the 
person 
transporting 
the 
nonhuman primate is carrying legal docu-
mentation to support the need for trans-
porting the nonhuman primate to the le-
gally designated caregiver; 
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‘‘(ii) the nonhuman primate is trans-
ported in a secure enclosure appropriate for 
the species; 
‘‘(iii) the nonhuman primate has no 
contact with any other animals or members 
of the public while being transported to the 
legally designated caregiver; and 
‘‘(iv) all applicable State and local re-
strictions on such transport, and all appli-
cable State and local requirements for per-
mits or health certificates, are complied 
with; and 
‘‘(C) does not apply’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘prohibited’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(3)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A))— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(I) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by 
striking ‘‘animals listed in section 
2(g)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘prohibited wildlife species’’; and 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘animals’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibited 
wildlife species’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘animal’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘prohibited wildlife species’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(3)’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as re-
designated by subparagraph (A)) the following: 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply 
beginning on the effective date of regulations promul-
gated under this subsection.’’. 
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 4(a) of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after 
‘‘subsections (b), (d),’’ ; and 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, (e),’’ after 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 4(d) of the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) and in the 
first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ 
after ‘‘subsections (b), (d),’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, (e),’’ after 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY PROVISION AMENDMENT. 
Section 3 of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 
2871; Public Law 108–191) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Section 3’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 3’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal and State agencies, issue regu-
lations to implement section 3(e).’’. 
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDI-
TIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. 
In addition to such other amounts as are authorized 
to carry out the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371 et seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of the Interior $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to 
hire additional law enforcement personnel of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce that Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 453 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2964 
[Report No. 110–712] 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to 
treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife 
species under that Act, to make corrections in 
the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses 
under that Act, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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