,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #debe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4     
,s*iff1 & ,mr4 ,crd5as7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act to      
re/rict ! use ( exotic & non-dome/icat$ 
animals 9 travel+ circuses &            
exhibitions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,travel+ ,exotic ,animal
 ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds t--  7#a7 travel+ circuses are    
detrim5tal to animal welf>e due to !    
adv]se effects ( captivity & transport2 
7#b7 due to sev]e conf9em5t1 lack ( free
 ex]cise1 & ! re/riction ( natural      
behaviors1 animals us$ 9 circuses suff] 
& are prone to heal?1 behavioral1 &     
psy*ological problems2  7#c7 ! tricks t 
exotic & non-dome/icat$ animals are =c$ 
to p]=m require extreme physical co]cion
 te*niques1 includ+ ! re/riction ( food1

 ! use ( elephant hooks 7objects us$ to 
control & puni% elephants71 electric    
%ocks1 metal b>s1 :ips1 & o!r =ms (     
physical abuse2  7#d7 ! welf>e ( animals
 subject to ! conditions 9 travel+      
circuses1 su* z con/ant travel1 limit$  
facilities1 long p]iods ( re/riction (  
movem5t1 /ress1 & physical co]cion1 w   
inevitably be compromis$1 :i* c lead to 
increas$ risks to public safety2  7#e7  
animals 9 travel+ circuses pose an      
additional risk to public safety because
 su* animals h wild in/9cts & ne$s & h  
demon/rat$ unpr$ictability2  7#f7 ! use 
( collapsible1 tempor>y facilities 9    
travel+ circuses increases ! risk (     
escap+ exotic & non-dome/icat$ animals  
s]i\sly h>m+ work]s & ! public2  7#g7   
travel+ circuses br+ p dang]\sly close  
to exotic & non-dome/icat$ animals by   
display+ animals 9 inappropriate1       
uncontroll$ areas t are n suit$ = !     
exhibition ( su* animals2  7#h7 x is n  
possible to provide exotic &            
non-dome/icat$ animals ) facilities     

suffici5t to ma9ta9 ! optimum physical &
 m5tal heal? ( ! animals because ( !    
suff]+ caus$ to ! animals by ! nature ( 
circuses1 9 :i* re/riction ( movem5t1   
sep>ation f natural gr\p+s1 re/riction (
 food & wat]1 & physical abuse are      
preval5t2  7#i7 due to ! mobile &       
transitory nature ( travel+ circuses1   
law en=cem5t au?orities _c prop]ly      
monitor ! conditions ( ! animals or     
foll[ up on previ\s infractions by      
travel+ circuses2 &  7#aj7 re/rict+ !   
use ( exotic & non-dome/icat$ animals 9 
circuses is ! mo/ co/-effective &       
effici5t way to safegu>d bo? animal     
welf>e & public safety4  #c4 ,use (     
exotic or wild animals 9 travel+        
circuses & exhibitions ,section #ac ( ! 
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#badc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subsection3  7i7  7#a7 ,no   
exhibitor may all[ = ! p>ticipation ( an
 exotic or wild animal 7includ+ a       
non-human primate7 9 an animal act if1  
dur+ ! #ae-;day p]iod prec$+ su*        

p>ticipation1 su* animal 0 travel+ 9 a  
mobile h\s+ facility4  7#b7 ,!          
re/riction "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply
 to ! use ( an exotic or wild animal    
7includ+ a non-human primate7--  7,a7 9 
an exhibition at a non-mobile1 p]man5t  
in/itution or facility1 includ+ an      
accr$it$ zoo or aqu>ium2  7,b7 z "p ( an
 outrea* program = educational or       
cons]vation purposes by an accr$it$ zoo 
or aqu>ium1 if ! animal us$ = su*       
purposes is n kept 9 a mobile h\s+      
facility = m ?an #ab h\rs a day2  7,c7  
by a univ]sity1 college1 laboratory1 or 
o!r rese>* facility regi/]$ ) !         
,secret>y pursuant to section #f2  7,d7 
9 film1 television1 or adv]tis+ if su*  
use does n involve a live public        
exhibition2 or  7,e7 9 a rodeo4  7#c7 ,a
 travel+ circus or exhibitor t fails to 
comply ) ?is subsection %all be subject 
to ! p5alties provid$ = "u section #ai4 
4  #d4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is ,act %all take effect on ! date t
 is "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is ,act4