Captive Wildlife Safety Act

Bill: 108-hr-1006
Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal breeding
Associations, institutions, etc.
Cats
Colleges
Commerce
Education
Environmental Protection
Exhibitions
Export controls
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Higher education
Import restrictions
Laboratory animals
Lions
Protection of animals
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Tigers
Veterinary medicine
Wild animal trade
Wildlife conservation
Zoos

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar.
Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any prohibited wildlife species. Exempts from this prohibition licensed zoos, circuses, accredited sanctuaries, federally-licensed breeders, State entities (universities, wildlife rehabilitators or veterinarians), any incorporated humane society, animal shelter, or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, persons transporting prohibited wildlife species to any such facility, and specified related organizations.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: 
Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar species, or any hybrid of a lion species and tiger species. 
 
Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of a prohibited wildlife species. Exempts from this prohibition: (1) persons with expertise, knowledge, and experience with respect to the care of that species in captivity; (2) persons licensed and inspected by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service with respect to that species; (3) a State college, university, or agency, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, or State-licensed veterinarian; (4) an accredited wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species; or (5) persons that have custody of the animal solely for the purpose of transporting it to such persons described in this Act with respect to the species.
action_date: 2003-12-19
text: 
Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species. 
 
Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any prohibited wildlife species. Exempts from this prohibition: (1) persons licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or any other Federal agency with respect to that species; (2) a State college, university, or agency, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, or State-licensed veterinarian; (3) an accredited wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species and is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that does not commercially trade in the species, including offsprings, parts, and byproducts of such animals or propagates them, nor allows direct contact between the public and the animals; or (4) persons that have custody of the animal solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting it to a person described in this Act with respect to the species. 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 108-191.
action_date: 2003-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 108-191.
action_date: 2003-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H12866)
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H12866)
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Mr. Renzi asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H12866)
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-24
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-11-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-11-24
text: Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S15872-15873)
action_date: 2003-11-20
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 634). (text: CR H11444)
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 634).(text: CR H11444)
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11550-11551)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1006.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 11/19/2003 H11444-11446)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Mr. Souder moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-269.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-269.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-191