LEAP Act of 2015

Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 or the LEAP Act of 2015

This bill amends the Lacey Act to prohibit the importation or interstate shipment of the:

• red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans,
• devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles,
• Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex,
• soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii,
• clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata,
• lionfish species Pterois paucispinula,
• frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae,
• luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata,
• mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis,
• spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata, and
• scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover.