Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-366
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2013-01-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Crimes against animals and natural resources
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from knowingly attending an animal fighting venture or causing a minor (a person under the age of 18) to attend such a venture. </p> <p>Subjects any person who: (1) knowingly attends such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to a year for each violation, and (2) knowingly causes a minor to attend such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to three years for each violation.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Marino (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Moran , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Tierney , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Welch , Mr. Israel , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Dent , Mr. Gutierrez , Mr. King of New York , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Lewis , and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on attending an animal fight or causing a minor to attend an animal fight Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in and inserting Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in, Attending, or Causing a Minor To Attend ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the heading, by striking In general and inserting Sponsoring or Exhibiting ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3) ; (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Attending or causing a minor to attend It shall be unlawful for any person to— (A) knowingly attend an animal fighting venture; or (B) knowingly cause a minor to attend an animal fighting venture. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) the term minor means a person under the age of 18 years old. . 3. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions Section 49 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever and inserting (a) In general.— Whoever ; (2) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking subsection (a), and inserting subsection (a)(1), ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Attending an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation. (c) Causing a minor To attend an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation. .