Sec. 3. Captive wildlife amendments
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Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3372 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by adding or after the semicolon; in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and by striking subparagraph (C); and in paragraph (4), by inserting or subsection
(e)before the period; and in subsection (e)— by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. ; in paragraph (2)— by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through person— in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: Paragraph
(1)does not apply to any person that— ; in subparagraph (A)— by striking
(A)is licensed and inserting (A)(i) is licensed ; and in clause
(i)(as so designated), by striking species; and inserting the following: “species; and does not allow direct contact between any member of the public and a live bear, tiger, lion, jaguar, cougar, African leopard, snow leopard, ape, gibbon, siamang, monkey, or loris, regardless of the age of the live animal; ; in subparagraph (B), by striking , State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, ; in subparagraph (C)— by striking an accredited and inserting a ; in clause (ii), by striking such animals and inserting a prohibited wildlife species ; in clauses
(ii)and (iii), by striking animals listed in section 2(g) each place it appears and inserting any prohibited wildlife species ; and in clause (iv), by striking animals and inserting a prohibited wildlife species ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking animal each place it appears and inserting prohibited wildlife species ; by striking paragraphs
(3)and (5); and by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (3). Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1) ) is amended— by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d), ; and by inserting , (e), after subsection
(d). Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3373(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), in subparagraphs
(A)and (B), by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d), each place it appears; in paragraph (2), by inserting (e), after subsections (b), (d), ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting , (e), after subsection
(d). Subsections
(a)through (c), and the amendments made by those subsections, shall take effect on the earlier of— the date of promulgation of regulations under paragraph
(3)of section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3376(a) ) (as added by section 4); and the expiration of the period described in that paragraph.
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