S 3118
107th Congress
Senate
Animals
Birds
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Evidence (Law)
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forfeiture
Health
Interstate commerce
Law
Pain
Protection of animals
Searches and seizures
Sports and Recreation
Surety and fidelity
Veterinary medicine
Warrants (Law)
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
Introduced: October 16, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 16, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)
Oct 16, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to increase the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting violations from one year to two years. Makes it unlawful to sell, buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument used in a bird-fighting venture.
Revises enforcement provisions. (Permits euthanasia for an animal in extreme pain.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1