Sec. 3. Prohibitions
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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 striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or ; in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and by striking subparagraph (C); and in paragraph (4), by striking
(1)through
(3)and inserting
(1)through
(3)or subsection
(e); and by amending subsection
(e)to read as follows: 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, or to breed or possess, any prohibited wildlife species. Paragraph
(1)does not apply to— an entity exhibiting animals to the public under a Class C license from the Department of Agriculture, or a Federal facility registered with the Department of Agriculture that exhibits animals, if such entity or facility holds such license or registration in good standing; a State college, university, or agency, or a State-licensed veterinarian; a wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species, and— is a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such Code; does not commercially trade in any prohibited wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and byproducts of such animals; and does not breed any prohibited wildlife species; has custody of any prohibited wildlife species solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a person described in this paragraph with respect to the species; or an entity or individual that is in possession of any prohibited wildlife species that was born before the date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and— not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the such Act, the entity or individual registers each individual animal of each prohibited wildlife species possessed by the entity or individual with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and does not breed, acquire, or sell any prohibited wildlife species after the date of the enactment of such Act. .
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