Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3280
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2013-10-09
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Horticulture and plants

Trade restrictions

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit such Act from applying to: (1) any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or (2) any finished plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before May 22, 2008.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3280 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of such Act to certain imported plants and finished plant products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013 . 2. Treatment of plants and plant products under Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 Section 9 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3378 ) is redesignated as section 10, and the following is inserted after section 8: 9. Limitation on application to certain plants and plant products This Act does not apply with respect to— (1) any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008; or (2) any finished plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before May 22, 2008. .