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Captive Wildlife Safety Act

Introduced: July 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Aug 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jul 25, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 25, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1390)
Jul 25, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, cougar, or bear.

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 licensed zoos, circuses, accredited sanctuaries, federally-licensed breeders, State entities (universities, wildlife rehabilitators or veterinarians), animal shelters, persons transporting prohibited wildlife species to any such facility, and specified related organizations.

What's happening now August 5, 2002

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5226: Captive Wildlife Safety Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5226/
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"H.R. 5226: Captive Wildlife Safety Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5226/.
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H.R. 5226, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5226/.
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