S.1498 - Captive Primate Safety Act

A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Captive Primate Safety Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Captive Primate Safety Act as reported to senate.

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Official Summary

10/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, apes, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of ani

Official Summary

10/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, apes, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of animals in interstate or foreign commerce, except allows such a sale or purchase by zoos, research facilities, or other federally licensed and regulated entities.


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11/09/07
Monkeys belong in wild

The US Congress is considering the Captive Primate Safety Act (S. 1498 and HR 2964) to prohibit interstate commerce in pet primates, and the Humane Society ...

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08/01/11
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11/10/08
Chicago Police Seize Ring-Tailed Lemur, Two Dogs in Animal Cruelty ...

in the Senate (S. 1498), the bill passed the House in June and was approved by a Senate committee in July 2007. Ring-tailed lemurs are native to Madagascar. Because they are an endangered species, buying them across state lines requires ...

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