Search Results: keywords:"lacey act amendments"

  • H. R. 8164 — To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,110

    H.R. 8164, known as the "Captive Primate Safety Act," seeks to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit specific activities involving nonhuman primates. The bill defines "prohibited primate species" to include various primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and lemurs, and makes it...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8164 is a bill that wants to stop people from buying, selling, or moving around big monkeys and apes, like chimpanzees and gorillas, unless they already have these animals and follow special rules. This will help protect these animals from being in dangerous situations with people.

  • H. R. 7670 — To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:445

    H. R. 7670 seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act by banning the captivity of American mink for fur production in the United States. The bill makes it illegal to transport, sell, or own domestically raised mink and any products from them unless certain exceptions from the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7670 is a plan to stop keeping minks in cages for their fur in the U.S. They want to buy the places that have these minks, but there are many questions about how the money will be handled and what happens to the minks once their homes are bought.

  • H. R. 7157 — To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to ensure fair enforcement of such Act.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,143

    H.R. 7157 seeks to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to ensure that its enforcement is fair. The bill outlines procedures for handling detained merchandise, requiring the government to notify importers within five days if their goods are detained and to either release or seize the goods...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7157 is a bill that wants to make sure rules for checking how fish, wildlife, and plants from other countries come into the U.S. are fair. It asks the government to be quick and clear when they think something strange is going on with these items.