Sec. 3. Protection of greyhounds
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The Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: It shall be unlawful— for any person to knowingly engage in commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, or open field coursing events in which any animal is moved in interstate or foreign commerce; to conduct commercial greyhound racing or racing meeting where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of greyhounds occurs; to conduct open field coursing or live lure training with the use of any bait that is not an inanimate object; to engage in or facilitate simulcast betting or wagering on greyhound races in interstate or foreign commerce; and for any person to knowingly sell, buy, possess, train, transport, deliver, or receive any animal for purposes of having the animal participate in commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, or open field coursing events.
The Secretary or any other person authorized by the Department shall make such investigations as the Secretary deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is violating any provision of this section, and the Secretary may obtain the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, or other law enforcement agencies of the United States, and State and local governmental agencies, in the conduct of such investigations, under cooperative agreements with such agencies.
Any person who violates any of paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of subsection
(a)shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 7 years, or both, for each such violation. Each instance of a violation of any such paragraph shall be considered a single violation. In this section: The term commercial greyhound racing means any event in which betting or wagering on the speed or ability of greyhounds occurs. The term simulcast means remote gambling on foreign or domestic greyhound races taking place elsewhere. . Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132(g) ) is amended by inserting hare, after rabbit, .
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