,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bigf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,mc,collum introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,animal ,welfare ,act to  
include cold-blooded species as animals1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,cold-blooded ,animal ,research and     
,exhibition ,act4  #b4 ,including       
reptiles and fish as animals under      
,animal ,welfare ,act ,section #b7;g7 of
 the ,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bacb7;g77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7g7 7#a7 ,the term animal     
means any live or dead warm-blooded     
animal 7including a dog1 cat1 monkey    
7nonhuman primate mammal71 guinea pig1  
hamster1 rabbit1 or bird71 cold-blooded 
animal 7including a reptile1 amphibian1 
cephalopod1 or fish71 or such other     
animal as the ,secretary may determine  
is being used1 or is intended for use1  

for research1 testing1 experimentation1 
or exhibition purposes1 or as a pet4    
7#b7 ,such term excludes-- 7,a7 birds1  
rats of the genus ,rattus1 and mice of  
the genus ,mus1 bred for use in         
research2  7,b7 horses not used for     
research purposes2 and  7,c7 other      
farmed animals1 such as-- 7i7 livestock1
 poultry1 or fish used or intended for  
use as food or fiber2 or  7ii7          
livestock1 poultry1 or fish used or     
intended for use for improving animal   
nutrition1 breeding1 management1 or     
production efficiency1 or for improving 
the quality of food or fiber4  7#c7     
,with respect to a dog1 such term means 
all dogs1 including those used for      
hunting1 security1 or breeding purposes4
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