U.S. Congress - S.1324 Captive Primate Safety Act
S.1324 - Captive Primate Safety Act
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and 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 reported to senate.
- Official: A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and 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 introduced.
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7/17/2012--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wiOfficial Summary
7/17/2012--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for:(1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian,
(2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and
(3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.
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S.1324 Captive Primate Safety Act
jillklass
October 21, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of New York. I support S.1324 - Captive Primate Safety Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. Thank you for your support.
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abarlow
September 26, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Tennessee. I oppose S.1324 - Captive Primate Safety Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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horsetarget1
August 19, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Missouri. I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Missouri. I oppose S.1324 - Captive Primate Safety Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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