Captive Primate Safety Act

Bill: 112-s-1324
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2011-07-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Mammals
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-05
text: 
Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.
 
Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. 
 
Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.

action_date: 2012-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.
 
Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. 
 
Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-188.
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-188.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2011-07-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2011-07-05
text: Introduced in Senate