,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,mr4     
,smith of ,new ,jersey7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,welfare  
,act to ensure that all dogs and cats   
used by research facilities are obtained
 legally4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pet ,safety and    
,protection ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,protection of pets  7a7 ,research      
facilities ,section #g of the ,animal   
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bacg7 is   
amended to read as follows3  #g4        
,sources of dogs and cats for research  
facilities  7a7 ,definition of person   
,in this section1 the term person means 
any individual1 partnership1 firm1 joint
 stock company1 corporation1            
association1 trust1 estate1 pound1      
shelter1 or other legal entity4  7b7    

,use of dogs and cats ,no research      
facility or ,federal research facility  
may use a dog or cat for research or    
educational purposes if the dog or cat  
was obtained from a person other than a 
person described in subsection 7d74  7c7
 ,selling1 donating1 or offering dogs   
and cats ,no person1 other than a person
 described in subsection 7d71 may sell1 
donate1 or offer a dog or cat to any    
research facility or ,federal research  
facility4  7d7 ,permissible sources ,a  
person from whom a research facility or 
a ,federal research facility may obtain 
a dog or cat for research or educational
 purposes under subsection 7b71 and a   
person who may sell1 donate1 or offer a 
dog or cat to a research facility or a  
,federal research facility under        
subsection 7c71 shall be--  7#a7 a      
dealer licensed under section #c that   
has bred and raised the dog or cat2     
7#b7 a publicly owned and operated pound
 or shelter that--  7,a7 is registered  
with the ,secretary2  7,b7 is in        

compliance with section #bh7;a77#a7 and 
with the requirements for dealers in    
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bh2 
and  7,c7 obtained the dog or cat from  
its legal owner1 other than a pound or  
shelter2  7#c7 a person that is donating
 the dog or cat and that--  7,a7 bred   
and raised the dog or cat2 or  7,b7     
owned the dog or cat for not less than  
#a year immediately preceding the       
donation2  7#d7 a research facility     
licensed by the ,secretary2 and  7#e7 a 
,federal research facility licensed by  
the ,secretary4  7e7 ,penalties  7#a7   
,in general ,a person that violates this
 section shall be fined #a1jjj for each 
violation4  7#b7 ,additional penalty ,a 
penalty under this subsection shall be  
in addition to any other applicable     
penalty4  7f7 ,no required sale or      
donation ,nothing in this section       
requires a pound or shelter to sell1    
donate1 or offer a dog or cat to a      
research facility or ,federal research  
facility4  4  7b7 ,federal research     

facilities ,section #h of the ,animal   
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bach7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,sec4 #h4 ,no
 department and inserting the following3
  #h4 ,federal research facilities      
,except as provided in section #g1 no   
department  2  7#b7 by striking research
 or experimentation or2 and  7#c7 by    
striking such purposes and inserting    
that purpose4  7c7 ,certification       
,section #bh7;b77#a7 of the ,animal     
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#baeh7;b77#a77 is amended by striking   
individual or entity and inserting      
research facility or ,federal research  
facility4  #c4 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by section #b take      
effect on the date that is #ij days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4