HR 137 PCSCalendar No. 91110th CONGRESS1st SessionH. .R.137
IN THE SENATE OF
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE UNITED STATESMarch 27, 2007Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACTFIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITIONS.
(a) In General- Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
-`Sec. 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
`Whoever violates subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation.'.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 48 the following:
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking `interstate instrumentality' and inserting `instrumentality of interstate commerce for commercial speech';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking `such subsections' and inserting `such subsection';
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
`(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, a gaff, or any other sharp instrument attached, or designed or intended to be attached, to the leg of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture.';
(4) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `or animals, such as waterfowl, bird, raccoon, or fox hunting'; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
`(3) the term `instrumentality of interstate commerce' means any written, wire, radio, television or other form of communication in, or using a facility of, interstate commerce;'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(i) The criminal penalties for violations of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) are provided in section 49 of title 18, United States Code.'.
PassedSpeaker of the House of Representatives March 26, 2007.Attest:LORRAINE C. MILLER,Clerk.Calendar No. 91110th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 137AN ACTTo amend title 18,.
Vice President of the United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
March 27, 2007Received; read twice and placed on the calendarand
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.137 as Enrolled Bill Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
