SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shambala Wild Animal
Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE ACT TO REGU-
LATE POSSESSION OF WILD ANIMALS.
(a) LICENSING
AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PERSONAL POSSESSION.—The Animal Welfare Act (7
U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘TITLE II—SHAMBALA WILD
ANIMAL PROTECTION
‘‘SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this title:
‘‘(1) PROTECTED WILD ANIMAL.—
‘‘(A) GENERAL
RULE.—The term ‘pro-
tected wild animal’ means a wild, exotic, non-
native species of an animal order and family
specified in subparagraph (B) or a wild, native
species of an animal order and family specified
in such subparagraph, and any hybrid cross of
any such species, that is identified by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 202 as
being protected by this title.
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED ORDERS AND FAMILIES.—
The animal orders and families covered by this
title are the following:
‘‘(i) Carnivora: Felidae (Cats) and all
subspecies.
‘‘(ii) Carnivora: Ursidae (Bears) and
all subspecies.
‘‘(iii) Carnivora: Canidae (Wolves and
Foxes) Canis (Wolf) and all subspecies.
‘‘(iv) Primates: Lemuridae (Lemurs-
Madagascar) and all subspecies.
‘‘(v) Primates: Indridae (Indrisoid Le-
murs-Madagascar) and all subspecies.
‘‘(vi) Primates: Daubentoniidae (Aye-
Aye-Madagascar) and all subspecies.
‘‘(vii) Primates: Lorisidae (Galagos
and Loris) and all subspecies.
‘‘(viii) Primates: Cebidae (New World
Monkeys) and all subspecies.
‘‘(ix) Primates: Callithrichidae (Mar-
mosets) and all subspecies.
‘‘(x) Primates: Cercopithecidae (Old
World Monkeys) and all subspecies.
‘‘(xi) Primates: Pongidae (Apes) and
all subspecies.
‘‘(2) CONFINEMENT FACILITY.—The term ‘‘con-
finement facility’’ means a cage, pen, or enclosure
where a protected wild animal is kept.
‘‘(3) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY.—The
term ‘‘law enforcement authority’’ means a law en-
forcement officer of a State or political subdivision
of a State, including an animal control officer or a
conservation or law enforcement officer of a State’s
wildlife protection agency, or a law enforcement offi-
cer of the Federal Government.
‘‘(4) PERMIT.—The term ‘‘permit’’ means a
permit issued by the Secretary under section 204
authorizing the personal possession of a protected
wild animal by a person and, in certain cir-
cumstances, the transfer or the captive breeding of
the animal.
‘‘(5) 
PERMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘permittee’’
means a person who has been issued and holds a
permit for the personal possession of a protected
wild animal.
‘‘(6) PERSONAL POSSESSION.—The terms ‘‘per-
sonal possession’’ and ‘‘personally possess’’ refer to
a person’s custody or confinement of a protected
wild animal pursuant to a claim of ownership of the
animal.
‘‘(7) VETERINARIAN.—The term ‘‘veterinarian’’
means a person licensed to practice veterinary medi-
cine.
‘‘(8) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.—The term ‘‘wild-
life sanctuary’’ means a nonprofit organization that
is exempt from Federal taxation under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
that the Secretary determines operates a place of
refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, im-
pounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced pro-
tected wild animals receive humane care during their
lifetime or pending their release back to their nat-
ural habitats.
‘‘SEC. 202. LIST OF PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS.
‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF LIST.—The Secretary shall
prepare a list of all animal species and subspecies to be
covered by the definition of protected wild animal. To be
identified as a protected wild animal, the Secretary must
determine that a species or subspecies—
‘‘(1) is within an animal order and family speci-
fied in section 201(a)(1)(B) or is a hybrid cross of
such a species or subspecies;
‘‘(2) is not normally kept in the personal pos-
session of any person; and
‘‘(3) would primarily exist without confinement
or restraint in a wild and free environment.
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish the
list of identified protected wild animals, and any modifica-
tions to the list, in the Federal Register.
‘‘(c) CHANGES TO LIST.—The Secretary may modify
the list of identified protected wild animals at any time
to add or remove a species or subspecies from the list with-
out further congressional action. However, the Secretary
may not remove a species or subspecies from the list if
it continues to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 203. PERMITS FOR PERSONAL POSSESSION OF PRO-
TECTED WILD ANIMALS.
‘‘(a) PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PERSONAL POSSES-
SION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person may not person-
ally possess a protected wild animal in any State
without a permit issued by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR OFFSPRING.—If a pro-
tected wild animal is the offspring of a protected
wild animal for which a person has a permit, the
person may retain personal possession of the off-
spring without a permit pending the Secretary’s con-
sideration of the person’s application for a permit,
but only if the person applies for such a permit
within 30 days after the birth of the offspring.
‘‘(b) PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TRANSFER.—A person
may not transfer the personal possession of a protected
wild animal to another person in the same State or any
other State unless the person obtaining personal posses-
sion of the protected wild animal has a permit issued by
the Secretary.
‘‘(c) PERMIT REQUIRED FOR BREEDING.—A person
may not personally possess a protected wild animal, or ob-
tain personal possession of a protected wild animal, for
purposes of breeding the animal unless the permit other-
wise required under subsection (a) or (b) specifically au-
thorizes use of the animal for that purpose.
‘‘(d) NONTRANSFERABLE.—A permit issued to one
person is not transferable to any other person.
‘‘(e) EXCEPTIONS TO PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.—The
following persons or entities are not required to obtain a
permit from the Secretary for the personal possession of
a protected wild animal in any State:
‘‘(1) Any agency or official of the Federal Gov-
ernment or of a State or local government acting in
their official capacity.
‘‘(2) Any research facility.
‘‘(3) Any zoo, animal park, or wildlife sanctuary
that is licensed by a State or local government agen-
cy and is subject to requirements and conditions