| To amend the Animal Welfare
Act to strike 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 House)
HR 1155 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1155
To amend the Animal
Welfare Act to strike the limitation that permits interstate movement of
live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting
is lawful.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2001
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for
himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. SHAYS,
Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. CLAY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. WYNN,
Mr. SABO, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. SHAW, Mr. BARTLETT of
Maryland, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. WU, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. OSE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. GONZALEZ,
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. UPTON, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr.
CRANE, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. WOLF, Mr. OLVER, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. LEACH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
of California, Mr. STARK, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. HORN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MORAN of
Virginia, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. THOMPSON
of California, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. GALLEGLY, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. WELDON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mrs. JONES
of Ohio, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. NADLER, Mr.
BERMAN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. WELLER, Mr. ENGLISH,
Mr. BORSKI, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BASS, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. HYDE, Mr.
POMEROY, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr.
DICKS, Mr. FRANK, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PRICE
of North Carolina, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SCARBOROUGH,
and Mr. GREENWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Animal
Welfare Act to strike 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.
(a) REMOVAL OF LIMITATION-
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:
`(d) ACTIVITIES NOT SUBJECT
TO PROHIBITION- This section does not apply to the selling, buying, transporting,
or delivery of animals in interstate or foreign commerce for any purpose
or purposes, so long as those purposes do not include that of an animal
fighting venture.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The
amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the date that is 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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