114-hr-3546114th Congress

Big Cat Public Safety Act

Sponsored By: Representative WALTER JONES

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Summary

Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions to include: institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; certain facilities that have an active written contract with an Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan or Taxon Advisory Group for breeding prohibited wildlife species; persons who do not allow the transportation and display of prohibited wildlife species off-site; current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service within 180 days; and certain traveling circuses that hold Class C licenses under the Animal Welfare Act. Entities exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions must require that current owners and circuses not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

WALTER JONES

NC • R

Cosponsors

Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/18/2015
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
FRANK LOBIONDO
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
LORETTA SANCHEZ
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/28/2016
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/13/2016
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/13/2016
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/13/2016
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2016
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2016
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/12/2016
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 3/22/2016
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/13/2016
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2016
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 4/13/2016
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/13/2016
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/29/2016
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/13/2016
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/21/2016
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2016
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2016
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/21/2016
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2016

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Big Cat Public Safety Act

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