To amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful. (Introduced in the Senate)

S 345 IS

106th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 345

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 3, 1999

Mr. ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING.

Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended--

(1) by striking subsection (d); and

(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively.