IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1380 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 7, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify 
provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 
to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Big Cat Public Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) 
as subsections (b) through (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) BREED.—The term ‘breed’ means to facilitate 
propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or neg-
ligently), or to fail to prevent propagation or reproduc-
tion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVEL-
OPMENT
ACT.—Section 349(a)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1997(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2(b)’’. 
(2) LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1981.—Section 
7(c) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3376(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2(f)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2(g)(2)(A)’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 
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 
the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(1) 
through (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) through (3) or 
subsection (e)’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any per-
son to import, export, transport, sell, receive, ac-
quire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, 
or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or 
foreign commerce, or to breed or possess, any pro-
hibited wildlife species. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Paragraph 
(1) does not apply to— 
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‘‘(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the 
public under a Class C license from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, or a Federal facility reg-
istered with the Department of Agriculture that 
exhibits animals, if such entity or facility holds 
such license or registration in good standing 
and if the entity or facility— 
‘‘(i) does not allow any individual to 
come into direct physical contact with a 
prohibited wildlife species, unless that indi-
vidual is— 
‘‘(I) a trained professional em-
ployee or contractor of the entity or 
facility (or an accompanying employee 
receiving professional training); 
‘‘(II) a licensed veterinarian (or a 
veterinary student accompanying such 
a veterinarian); or 
‘‘(III) directly supporting con-
servation programs of the entity or fa-
cility, the contact is not in the course 
of commercial activity (which may be 
evidenced by advertisement or pro-
motion of such activity or other rel-
evant evidence), and the contact is in-
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person described in this paragraph with respect 
to the species; or 
‘‘(E) an entity or individual that is in pos-
session of any prohibited wildlife species that 
was born before the date of the enactment of 
the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and— 
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the such Act, the 
entity or individual registers each indi-
vidual animal of each prohibited wildlife 
species possessed by the entity or indi-
vidual with the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
‘‘(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell 
any prohibited wildlife species after the 
date of the enactment of such Act; and 
‘‘(iii) does not allow direct contact be-
tween the public and prohibited wildlife 
species.’’. 
SEC. 4. PENALTIES. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, (e),’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
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SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal and State agencies, promul-
gate any regulations necessary to implement section 
3(e).’’. 
SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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