Captive Primate Safety Act

Bill: 113-s-1463
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-08-01 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
Disability assistance
Mammals
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-08-01
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). Modifies exceptions to such prohibition, including by making it inapplicable to a person who is: (1) a licensed and inspected person who does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species, and (2) 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.

action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Captive Primate Safety Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make nonhuman primates a prohibited wildlife species; and (2) make it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase them in interstate or foreign commerce.
 
(Sec. 3) Modifies exceptions to restrictions on such transactions in prohibited wildlife species, making them inapplicable to a person who: (1) is a licensed and inspected person only if the person does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species, or (2) is transporting under certain conditions 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. Removes state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators from the list of entities exempted from the restrictions.
 
Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-308.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-308.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate