,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajebc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,mace introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,animal ,welf>e ,act to prohibit bre$+ (
 dogs = rese>* purposes1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prohibit+ ,une?ical       
,proc$ures on ,pets 9 ,sci5ce ,act or ! 
,,pupps ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on bre$+
 ( dogs = rese>*  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,!      
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baca
 et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  #cj4 ,prohibition on bre$+ (   
dogs = rese>*  7a7 ,prohibition ,x %all 
be unlawful = any p]son1 9 or affect+   
comm]ce-- 7#a7 to bre$ a dog = rese>*   
purposes2  7#b7 to engage 9 comm]cial   
di/ribution ( a dog = rese>* purposes2  
7#c7 to acquire1 receive1 or use =      
rese>* purposes a dog t su* p]son kn[s1 
or has reason to "k1 0 br$ = su*        
purposes2 or  7#d7 to attempt to take   

any action specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7    
?r\gh 7#c74  7b7 ,lic5ses & ,regi/ration
 ,! ,secret>y may n issue or r5ew a     
lic5se "u section #c1 or accept a       
regi/ration "u section #f1 t au?orizes  
an activity prohibit$ "u subsection 7a71
 & %all susp5d or revoke ! lic5se or    
regi/ration ( any p]son t violates      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,civil ,p5alties   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son t violates     
subsection 7a7 may be assess$ a civil   
p5alty by ! ,secret>y ( n m ?an #aj1jjj 
= ea* dog ) respect to :i* su* violation
 occurs4  7#b7 ,repeat$ violations ,9 ! 
case ( a repeat$ violation ( subsection 
7a7 by a p]son1 su* p]son may be assess$
 a civil p5alty ( n m ?an #dj1jjj = ea* 
dog ) respect to :i* su* violation      
occurs4  7#c7 ,sep>ate (f5ses ,ea* dog )
 respect to :i* a violation ( subsection
 7a7 occurs %all con/itute a sep>ate    
(f5se4 ,a cont9u+ violation ) respect to
 ! same dog %all n con/itute m ?an "o   
(f5se4  7#d7 ,maximum aggregate am\nt ,!
 ,secret>y may n assess civil p5alties  

"u ?is subsection 9 an aggregate am\nt  
exce$+ #ejj1jjj ) respect to violations 
( ?is section aris+ f a s+le inspection1
 inve/igation1 or compla9t4  7#e7       
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( a   
civil p5alty "u ?is subsection1 !       
,secret>y %all consid] ! size ( !       
bus9ess ( ! p]son involv$1 ! sev]ity ( !
 violation1 & ! hi/ory ( previ\s        
violations ( ?is section by su* p]son4  
7d7 ,disposition ( ,dogs ,a p]son :o1 z 
( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 is 
9 possession ( a dog t 0 br$ = rese>*   
purposes--  7#a7 may n eu?anize su* dog 
on ! basis ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section2 &
  7#b7 %all (f] su* dog = adoption to an
 individual or to an animal rescue      
organization 7z specifi$ by !           
,secret>y74  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,bre$ ,! t]m bre$ means1 )
 respect to a dog1 ! int5tional mat+1   
reproduction 7or caus+ ! reproduction71 
or insem9ation ( dogs1 or implant+      
embryos 9 dogs4  7#b7 ,bre$ a dog =     
rese>* purposes ,! t]m bre$ a dog =     

rese>* purposes means to bre$ a dog1 or 
to ma9ta9 a dog = ! purpose ( bre$+1 =  
use1 or ) ! purpose t any (fspr+ be     
sold1 leas$1 transf]r$1 ma9ta9$1 or     
o!rwise provid$ = rese>* purposes4  7#c7
 ,comm]cial di/ribution ,! t]m comm]cial
 di/ribution means1 ) respect to a dog1 
! sell+1 pur*as+1 (f]+ = sale1 adv]tis+1
 brok]+1 transport+1 %ipp+1 import+1    
export+1 leas+1 transf]r+1 donat+ =     
consid]ation1 deliv]+1 or o!rwise       
provid+ su* dog 9 comm]ce to a rese>*   
facility1 deal]1 or o!r p]son4  7#d7    
,dog  ,! t]m dog means any live memb] ( 
! species ,canis lupus famili>is4  7#e7 
,rese>* purposes ,! t]m rese>* purposes 
means any sci5tific1 biom$ical1         
ph>maceutical1 toxicological1 product   
developm5t1 regulatory te/+1 contract   
rese>*1 or exp]im5tation4  4  7b7       
,con=m+ repeal ,section #ah7;b77#b7 ( ! 
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#badh7;b77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+        
subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,exception ,! ,secret>y1 by        

regulation1 %all provide an exception to
 any requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 any  
case 9 :i* a dog is import$ = vet]9>y   
treatm5t4  4  7c7 ,regulations ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
%all issue regulations1 or revise su*   
regulations z may be necess>y1 to c>ry  
out ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section4  7d7
 ,effective ,date ,! am5dm5ts made by   
?is section apply beg9n+ on ! date t is 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4