I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1006
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation 
of certain wildlife species. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further 
the conservation of certain wildlife species.
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 Wildlife Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. 
Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3371) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.—The term 
‘prohibited wildlife species’ means any live lion, tiger, leop-
ard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 striking ‘‘, 
or’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) any prohibited wildlife species (sub-
ject to subsection (e));’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) NONAPPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE 
SPECIES OFFENSE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(C) does 
not apply to—
‘‘(A) any zoo, circus, research facility li-
censed or registered and inspected by a Federal 
agency, or aquarium; 
‘‘(B) any person accredited by the Associa-
tion of Sanctuaries or the American Sanctuary 
Association; 
‘‘(C) any State college, university, or agen-
cy, State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, or 
State-licensed veterinarian; 
‘‘(D) any incorporated humane society, 
animal shelter, or society for the prevention of 
cruelty to animals; 
‘‘(E) any federally-licensed and inspected 
breeder or dealer that is conducting any breed-
ing or dealing activity with a person referred to 
in this paragraph; or 
‘‘(F) any person having custody of a wild 
animal solely for the purpose of transporting 
the animal to a person referred to in this para-
graph.
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall promulgate regula-
tions describing the persons or entities to which 
paragraph (1) applies. 
‘‘(3) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this sub-
section preempts or supersedes the authority of a 
State to regulate wildlife species within that State.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (as added by subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(iii)) shall apply beginning on the effective date 
of regulations promulgated under section 3(e)(2) of that 
Act (as added by subsection (a)(2)).
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