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S.462: Captive Primate Safety Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about animals
- Introduced Feb. 24, 2009
- Latest Major Action Feb. 24, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (4 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Feb. 24, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) |