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Calendar No. 91 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 137 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 27, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
prohibitions against animal fighting, 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 ‘‘Animal Fighting Pro-
hibition Enforcement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBI-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions 
‘‘Whoever violates subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) of 
section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under 
this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, 
for each violation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 48 the following: 
‘‘49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. 
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2156) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘interstate in-
strumentality’’ and inserting ‘‘instrumentality of 
interstate commerce for commercial speech’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘such sub-
sections’’ and inserting ‘‘such subsection’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
sell, buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign com-
merce a knife, a gaff, or any other sharp instrument at-
tached, or designed or intended to be attached, to the leg 
of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or ani-
mals, such as waterfowl, bird, raccoon, or fox 
hunting’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘instrumentality of interstate 
commerce’ means any written, wire, radio, television 
or other form of communication in, or using a facil-
ity of, interstate commerce;’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) The criminal penalties for violations of sub-
section (a), (b), (c), or (e) are provided in section 49 of 
title 18, United States Code.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 26, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 91 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 137 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strength-
en prohibitions against animal fighting, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 27, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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