Congress 108 - HR 1472 - Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Animals Bears Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Government Operations and Politics Hunting Law National forests National parks Protection of animals Public Lands and Natural Resources Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges

Full Text

View Full Bill Text

Votes

Summary

Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enforce the National Parks System regulatory prohibitions against the feeding and baiting of wildlife on National Park System lands and in wildlife refuge areas, in particular the intentional feeding of bears for the purpose of enticing them to a particular area to be hunted (bear baiting).

Requires the Secretary of the Interior with respect to lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands, to adopt and enforce a regulation to prohibit individuals from intentionally feeding bears, including feeding for the purpose of bear baiting.

Actions

Jun 12, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Mar 31, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 31, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Mar 31, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 27, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 27, 2003

Introduced in House

Amendments

Related Bills