‘(a) Captive Exotic Animals- Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a confined exotic animal, for the purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
‘(b) Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting- Whoever, using any instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly makes available a computer-assisted remote hunt shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘(c) Exception- Providing an instrumentality of commerce, such as equipment or access to the Internet, is not a violation of subsection (b) unless the provider has knowledge that the equipment or access is to be used for a computer-assisted remote hunt.
‘(d) Definitions- In this section--
‘(1) the term ‘confined exotic animal’ means a mammal of a species not indigenous to the United States that has been held in captivity--
‘(A) the majority of the animal’s life; or
‘(B) a continuous period of 1 year;
‘(2) the term ‘captivity’ does not include any period during which an animal lives as it would in the wild--
‘(A) surviving primarily by foraging for naturally occurring food;
‘(B) roaming at will over an open area of not less than 1,000 acres; and
‘(C) having the opportunity to avoid hunters;
‘(3) the term ‘computer-assisted remote hunt’ means any use of a computer or other device, equipment, or software to allow a person remotely to control the aiming and discharge of a weapon so as to kill or injure an animal while not in the physical presence of the targeted animal; and
‘(4) 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.
‘(e) Construction With Other Law- Nothing in this section limits the power of State and local authorities to enact laws or regulations concerning computer-assisted remote hunting facilities.’.
(b) Conforming Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2308 as Introduced in House Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2009
