Sec. 12008. 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 greyhound is moved in interstate or foreign commerce; to conduct any 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 greyhound for purposes of having the greyhound participate in commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, or open field coursing events.
The Secretary, or any other person authorized by the Secretary, shall make such investigations as the Secretary determines necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is violating any provision of this section. 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 Act, 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 involving the participation of greyhounds in which betting or wagering on the speed or ability of such greyhounds occurs. The term simulcast means the simultaneous audio or visual transmission from one location of foreign or domestic greyhound races taking place at a different location and gambling on the results of such races. . Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132(g) ) is amended by inserting hare, after rabbit, . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to conduct occurring on or after October 1, 2027. Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed— to preempt any State law prohibiting gambling or protecting the welfare of animals, including greyhounds, jackrabbits, and hares; or to alter, limit, or extend the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ) as it relates to horse racing and other Federal laws in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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