,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #befb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bf1 #bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha to prohibit the importation1 exportation1 transportation1 sale1 receipt1 acquisition1 and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce1 or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce1 of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,captive ,primate ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,addition of nonhuman primates to definition of prohibited wildlife species ,section #b7;g7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking means any live species and inserting the following3 8means any live-- 7#a7 species 2 and 7#b7 by striking cougar or any hybrid of such species4 and inserting the following3 8cougar2 7#b7 hybrid of a species described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7#c7 nonhuman primate4 4 #c4 ,captive wildlife amendments 7a7 ,prohibited acts ,section #c of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding or after the semicolon2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 and 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting or subsection 7e7 before the period2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7e7 ,captive wildlife offense 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 it is unlawful for any person to import1 export1 transport1 sell1 receive1 acquire1 or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce1 or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce1 any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species4 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through person-- in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,limitation on application ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to any person that-- 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking 7,a7 is licensed and inserting 7,a77i7 is licensed2 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by striking species2 and inserting the following3 8species2 and 7ii7 does not allow direct contact between any member of the public and a live bear1 tiger1 lion1 jaguar1 cougar1 ,african leopard1 snow leopard1 ape1 gibbon1 siamang1 monkey1 or loris1 regardless of the age of the live animal2 2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 1 ,state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator12 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking an accredited and inserting a2 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking such animals and inserting a prohibited wildlife species2 7,,iii7 in clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 by striking animals listed in section #b7;g7 each place it appears and inserting any prohibited wildlife species2 and 7,,iv7 in clause 7iv71 by striking animals and inserting a prohibited wildlife species2 and 7v7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking animal each place it appears and inserting prohibited wildlife species2 7,c7 by striking paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#e72 and 7,d7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#c74 7b7 ,civil penalties ,section #d7;a77#a7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgc7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7e71 after subsections 7b71 7d712 and 7#b7 by inserting 1 7e71 after subsection 7d74 7c7 ,criminal penalties ,section #d7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgc7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 by inserting 7e71 after subsections 7b71 7d71 each place it appears2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting 7e71 after subsections 7b71 7d712 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 7e71 after subsection 7d7 4 7d7 ,effective date ,subsections 7a7 through 7c71 and the amendments made by those subsections1 shall take effect on the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date of promulgation of regulations under paragraph 7#c7 of section #g7;a7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgf7;a77 7as added by section #d72 and 7#b7 the expiration of the period described in that paragraph4 #d4 ,regulations ,section #g7;a7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgf7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,captive ,primate ,safety ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 in consultation with other relevant ,federal and ,state agencies1 promulgate regulations to implement section #c7;e7 7as amended by section #c7;a7 of that ,act1 notwithstanding section #c7;d7 of that ,act72 and 7,b7 promulgate regulations to implement any other amendments made by section #c of that ,act 7notwithstanding section #c7;d7 of that ,act74 4