HR 1406
115th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Mammals
Meat
Trade restrictions
Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
Introduced: March 7, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 7, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E280)
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption.
The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both.
The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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