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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1688
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 19, 2005
Mr. Farr (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Leach, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Evans, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Honda, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. George Miller of California, and Ms. Solis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005
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Transport or possession of exotic animals for purposes of killing or injuring them
In general
Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Exotic animals
Prohibition
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.
Definitions
In this section—
the term confined exotic animal means a mammal of a species not indigenous to the United States, that has been held in captivity—
the majority of the animal’s life; or
a period of 1 year; and
the term captivity does not include any period during which an animal lives as it would in the wild—
surviving primarily by foraging for naturally occurring food;
roaming at will over an open area of not less than 1,000 acres; and
having the opportunity to avoid hunters.
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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:
49. Exotic animals
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