Congress 108 - S 269 - Captive Wildlife Safety Act

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Animal breeding Animals Associations, institutions, etc. Cats Colleges Education Environmental Protection Exhibitions Export controls Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Import restrictions Laboratory animals Lions Protection of animals Public Lands and Natural Resources Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Tigers Veterinary medicine Wild animal trade Wildlife conservation Zoos

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 23, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar and any live hybrid of any such species.

Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any prohibited wildlife species.

Exempts from this prohibition: (1) exhibitors or research facilities licensed or registered and inspected by a Federal agency; (2) sanctuaries, humane societies, animal shelters, or societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals that are tax-exempt nonprofit corporations that do not engage in commercial trade in the species (including any sale of animals, animal parts, byproducts, or offspring, exhibition of animals for photograph opportunities, or conduct of public events with live animals for financial profit or any other entertainment purpose), propagate animals, allow unescorted public visitation or direct contact between the public and wild animals, or take animals from a sanctuary or enclosure for exhibition, and maintain exceptional standards of animal care; (3) State colleges, universities, or agencies, State-licensed wildlife rehabilitators, or State-licensed veterinarians; (4) federally-licensed and inspected brokers or dealers in cases in which they are conducting any brokering or dealing activity with persons referred to in this Act; and (5) persons that have custody of the animal solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting it to a person referred to in this Act.

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Nov 4, 2003

Held at the desk.
Nov 4, 2003

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 4, 2003

Received in the House.
Oct 31, 2003

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13740-13741; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13740; text as passed Senate: CR S13740-13741)
Oct 31, 2003

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13740-13741; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13740; text as passed Senate: CR S13740-13741)
Oct 23, 2003

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.
Oct 23, 2003

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with amendments. With written report No. 108-172.
Jul 30, 2003

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jan 30, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1833)
Jan 30, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1833)
Jan 30, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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