,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbd,mr4   
,:iteh\se 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior & ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce f     
au?oriz+ comm]cial octopus aquaculture  
op]ations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! exclusive
 economic zone1 & ! wat]s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,oppos+ 
! ,cultivation & ,trade ( ,octopus      
,produc$ ?r\gh ,une?ical ,/rategies ,act
 ( #bjbd or ! ,,octopus ,act ( #bjbd4   
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,aquaculture ,! t]m aquaculture1 )      
respect to octopus1 means ! f>m+ (      
octopuses to be slaught]$ = human       
consumption or use4  7#b7 ,exclusive    
economic zone ,! t]m exclusive economic 
zone means ! zone e/abli%$ by           
,presid5tial ,proclamation ,numb] #ejcj1

 dat$ ,m>* #aj1 #aihc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#adec note2 relat+ to ! exclusive       
economic zone ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (       
,am]ica74  7#c7 ,octopus ,! t]m octopus 
means a memb] ( ! ord] ,octopoda4  7#d7 
,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates means
 ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 &
 ! t]ritories & possessions ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#e7 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,! t]m wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has !    
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #abj4b (     
title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 
#c4 ,prohibition on au?oriz+ comm]cial  
octopus aquaculture ,! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce-- 7#a7 %all n issue any p]mit  
or 9 any o!r way au?orize any p]son to  
conduct comm]cial octopus aquaculture   
op]ations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! exclusive
 economic zone ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or !  
wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 %all   
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,int]ior to   
ensure comm]cial octopus aquaculture is 
n p]mitt$ or au?oriz$ ?r\gh ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice or any  
o!r dep>tm5t4  #d4 ,prohibition on      

importation & reexport ( comm]cially    
f>m$ or aquacultur$ octopus  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! foll[+ are prohibit$3 7#a7 ,!  
importation into ! ,unit$ ,/ates (      
comm]cially aquacultur$ octopus1 includ+
 any liv+ or dead specim5s1 p>ts1 or    
d]ivatives1 or any product conta9+      
specim5s1 p>ts1 or d]ivatives ( su*     
octopus4  7#b7 ,! reexport ( octopus    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7          
,effective date ,subsection 7a7 applies 
) respect to articles ent]$1 or )drawn f
 w>eh\se = consumption1 on or aft] !    
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,p5alty ,any  
p]son :o violates subsection 7a7 %all1 =
 ea* violation1 be subject to a civil   
p5alty ( n m ?an #ajj1jjj1 or ! fair    
m>ket value ( ! octopus involv$1 :i*ev] 
is great]4  #e4 ,c]tification ^u        
importation ,a p]son t imports into !   
,unit$ ,/ates an octopus1 includ+ any   
liv+ or dead specim5s1 p>ts1 or         
d]ivatives1 or any product conta9+      
specim5s1 p>ts1 or d]ivatives ( su*     

octopus1 %all c]tify on ! date (        
importation t su* octopus is n a        
comm]cially aquacultur$ octopus4  #f4   
,exceptions ,sections #c1 #d1 & #e %all 
n apply ) respect to octopus t are us$  
solely-- 7#a7 = public display by an    
accr$it$ or lic5s$ aqu>ium or zoo2  7#b7
 9 a bre$+ program ( an accr$it$ or     
lic5s$ aqu>ium or zoo2 or  7#c7 = rese>*
 purposes c>ri$ out by an accr$it$ or   
lic5s$ aqu>ium or zoo1 a museum1 a      
college1 a univ]sity1 a ,f$]al or ,/ate 
ag5cy1 or any o!r p]son "u a ,/ate or   
,f$]al p]mit to conduct noncomm]cial    
sci5tific rese>*4  #g4 ,report+ ( h>ve/ 
me?ods = octopus imports ,! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration %all ensure t "o or m     
trade programs ( ! ,national ,m>9e      
,fi%]ies ,s]vice require ! report+ (    
h>ve/ me?ods = imports ( octopus1       
includ+ any value-add$ product t is     
compos$ fully or p>tially ( octopus4