HR 2920
114th Congress
House
Animals
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Mammals
Service animals
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Captive Primate Safety Act
Introduced: June 25, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Captive Primate Safety Act
This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of a non-human primate species.
The bill also limits any licensed or registered person from allowing direct contact between any member of the public and a live bear, tiger, lion, jaguar, cougar, African leopard, snow leopard, ape, gibbon, siamang, monkey, or loris.
The Lacey Act prohibition applies to state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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