‘‘(D) in film, television, or advertising, if such 
use does not involve a live animal exhibition con-
ducted before a public studio audience; or 
‘‘(E) in a rodeo. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to domestic ani-
mals or farm animals. 
‘‘(4) For the purposes of this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CAUSE
A
PERFORMANCE.—The term 
‘cause a performance’ means to be responsible for a 
performance, to financially benefit as an owner or 
operator from a performance, or to sponsor a per-
formance. 
‘‘(B) DOMESTIC ANIMAL.—The term ‘domestic 
animal’ means any animal that is normally main-
tained as a companion or pet animal in or near the 
household of the owner or person who cares for the 
animal, such as a domestic dog (including a service 
dog), domestic cat, ferret, gerbil, horse, mouse, rat, 
guinea pig, rabbit, or hamster, but does not include 
any exotic animal or wild animal. 
‘‘(C) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘environmental education pro-
gram’ means an animal exhibition that is profes-
sionally designed to impart knowledge or information 
for educational or conservation purposes about that 
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animal’s natural behavior, habitat, life cycle, or simi-
lar pedagogical information, conducted by an indi-
vidual qualified to impart such information, which 
does not include any performance of behavior that 
does not naturally occur for that animal in the wild 
state. 
‘‘(D) EXOTIC ANIMAL.—The term ‘exotic ani-
mal’ means any animal that is not a domestic ani-
mal or farm animal, that is native to a foreign coun-
try or of foreign origin or character, is not native to 
the United States, or was introduced from abroad, 
whether wild-born or captive-bred, and any hybrid of 
such an animal, including hybrid crosses with a do-
mestic animal or farm animal, including but not lim-
ited to animals such as— 
‘‘(i) cetartiodactyla (excepting alpacas, 
bison, cattle, deer, elk, goats, llamas, reindeer, 
swine, and sheep); 
‘‘(ii) felidae (excepting domestic cats); 
‘‘(iii) marsupialia; 
‘‘(iv) nonhuman primates; 
‘‘(v) perissodactyla (excepting horses, don-
keys, and mules); 
‘‘(vi) pinnipedia; 
‘‘(vii) proboscidea; 
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‘‘(viii) ratites (excepting ostriches, emus, 
and rheas); and 
‘‘(ix) ursidae. 
‘‘(E) FARM ANIMAL.—The term ‘farm animal’ 
means any domestic species of alpacas, cattle, sheep, 
swine, goats, llamas, poultry, or horses, which are 
normally and have historically, been kept and raised 
on farms in the United States, and used or intended 
for use as food or fiber, or for improving animal nu-
trition, breeding, management, or production effi-
ciency, or for improving the quality of food or fiber. 
This term also includes animals such as rabbits, 
mink, and chinchilla, when they are used solely for 
purposes of meat or fur, and animals such as horses 
and llamas when used solely as work and pack ani-
mals. The term does not include exotic animals or 
wild animals. 
‘‘(F) MOBILE OR TRAVELING HOUSING FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘mobile or traveling housing facility’ 
means a transporting vehicle such as a truck, car, 
trailer, airplane, ship, or railway car, used to trans-
port or house animals while traveling to, from, or 
between locations for performance purposes. 
‘‘(G) PERFORMANCE.—The term ‘performance’ 
means any animal act, circus, ride, carnival, parade, 
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race, performance, or similar undertaking in which 
animals are required to perform tricks, give rides, or 
participate as accompaniments for the entertain-
ment, amusement, or benefit of an audience. 
‘‘(H) TRAVELING
ANIMAL
ACT.—The term 
‘traveling animal act’ means any performance of ani-
mals where such animals are transported to, from, 
or between locations for the purpose of such per-
formance, in a mobile or traveling housing facility. 
‘‘(I) WILD
ANIMAL.—The term ‘wild animal’ 
means any animal that is not a domestic animal or 
farm animal, which is now or has historically been 
found in the wild or in the wild state, within the 
boundaries of the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, whether wild-born or captive-bred, and 
any hybrid of such an animal, including hybrid 
crosses with a domestic animal or farm animal, in-
cluding but not limited to animals such as— 
‘‘(i) cetartiodactyla (excepting alpacas, 
bison, cattle, deer, elk, goats, llamas, reindeer, 
swine, and sheep); 
‘‘(ii) felidae (excepting domestic cats); 
‘‘(iii) marsupialia; 
‘‘(iv) perissodactyla (excepting horses, don-
keys, and mules); 
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‘‘(v) pinnipedia; 
‘‘(vi) ratites (excepting ostriches, emus, 
and rheas); and 
‘‘(vii) ursidae. 
‘‘(J) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.—The term ‘wild-
life sanctuary’ means an organization described in 
sections 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code 1986 that does not— 
‘‘(i) engage in commercial trade in any ex-
otic or wild animal, including the sale of any 
animal, animal part or derivative, offspring, 
photographic opportunities, or public events for 
financial profit or any other entertainment pur-
pose; 
‘‘(ii) breed any exotic or wild animal; 
‘‘(iii) permit unescorted public visitation; 
‘‘(iv) permit direct contact between the 
public and any exotic or wild animal; or 
‘‘(v) remove any exotic or wild animal from 
a sanctuary or enclosure for exhibition or per-
formance. 
‘‘(5) A person who fails to comply with this sub-
section shall be subject to the enforcement and penalties 
provided for under sections 16, 19, and 29.’’. 
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