HR 1472
108th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife refuges
Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003
Introduced: March 27, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.