To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6255
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-06-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Fishes

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1089, Part I.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill adds various lionfish species to the list of injurious wildlife prohibited from being imported into the United States or transported between states.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2018 Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Gaetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.

1. Measures to combat invasive lionfish (a) Addition of species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after Dreissena polymorpha; the following: of the red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans; of the devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles; of the Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex; of the soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii; of the clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata; of the species Pterois paucispinula; of the frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae; of the luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata; of the mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis; of the spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata; of the scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover; . (b) Exemption from permitting for movement in commerce For purposes of section 14.21 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, deceased lionfish and lionfish products shall not be treated as wildlife requiring a permit pursuant to part 17 or 23 of such title.