H.R. 1776 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1776 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Captive Primate Safety Act. 2. Addition of nonhuman primates to definition of prohibited wildlife species Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end or any nonhuman primate. 3. Captive wildlife amendments (a) Prohibited acts Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or after the semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting or subsection (e) before the period; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking (e) and all that follows through paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (e) Captive wildlife offense (1) In general It is unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking so much as precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (2) Limitation on Application Paragraph (1) does not apply to any person who— ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end and does not allow 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, regardless of the age of the animal; (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator,; (iv) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by striking an accredited and inserting a; (II) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking animals listed in section 2(g) each place it appears and inserting prohibited wildlife species; and (III) in clause (iv), by striking animals and inserting prohibited wildlife species; and (v) in subparagraph (D), by striking animal each place it appears and inserting prohibited wildlife species. (b) Civil penalties Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d),; and (2) by inserting , (e), after subsection (d). (c) Criminal penalties Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended— (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d), each place it appears; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d),; and (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting , (e), after subsection (d) . (d) Effective date; regulations (1) Effective date Subsections (a) through (c), and the amendments made by those subsections, shall take effect on the earlier of— (A) the date of promulgation of regulations under paragraph (2); and (B) the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (2). (2) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate regulations implementing the amendments made by this section. 4. Applicability provision amendment Section 3 of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 2871; Public Law 108–191) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking (a) In general.—Section 3 and inserting Section 3; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 5. Regulations Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations necessary to implement section 3(e). .