S 666
113th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013
Introduced: April 8, 2013
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 8, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from knowingly attending an animal fighting venture or causing a minor (a person under the age of 18) to attend such a venture.
Subjects any person who: (1) knowingly attends such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to a year for each violation, and (2) knowingly causes a minor to attend such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to three years for each violation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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