CT HB 5248 AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES AND TRAVELING SHOWS.

Species: Wild animals (not drafted)
Sector: Traveling Acts
Type: Ban – Traveling Acts

Description: Prohibits wild animals in circuses and traveling shows (not drafted)

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

2019 TRAVELING ACT BAN BILLS

NY A 3673 Relates to prohibiting the issuance of permits authorizing the use of wild animals in circuses

Species: Wild Animals
Sector: Circus except AZA or wildlife sanctuary
Type: Ban - Circuses

Description: Prohibits issuing a permit or license to allow exhibition of wild animals in a circus including any education, exhibition or endangered or threatened species license

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

RI S 167 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Ban traveling acts)

Species: Wild and Exotic Animals = Not native to US
Sector: Traveling Acts
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Bans using wild and exotic animals in traveling animal acts with penalty of up to $1000 each and/or up to 1 year in jail

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

MA H 2934 An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows

Species: Covered Animals = Elephant, nonhuman primate, bear, lion, tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, cheetah, mountain lion & hybrids

Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Bans using covered animal in traveling act except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility if not transported there for performance with civil penalty up to $500 - $10,000 per animal

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

CT HB 5024 An Act Restricted the Use of Exotic and Wild Animals in Circuses and Traveling Performances

Species: Exotic and wild animals (not drafted)

Sector: Traveling Acts

Type: Ban – Traveling Acts

Description: Restricts use of exotic and wild animals in circuses and traveling acts (not drafted)

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW(no hearings)

HI SB 716 RELATING TO WILD ANIMALS.

Species: Dangerous Wild Animals = Bear, hyena, aardwolf, wolf, lion, tiger cheetah, jaguar, cougar, leopard, clouded leopard, caracal, ocelot, margay, serval, crocodilian, rhino, hippo

Sector: Exhibitors

Type: Ban - Import

Description: Bans importing dangerous wild animals for circuses, carnivals or other live animal acts or performances with misdemeanor fine of $5000-25,000 per animal

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (DEAD)

PA HB 996 ...in offenses against public order and decency, further providing for the offense of transporting animals in cruel manner.

Species: Performance Animals (bear, cheetah, clouded leopard, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, tiger, shark, gray/red kangaroo, giraffe, hippo, rhino, tapir, zebra, sea lion, seal

Sector: Traveling Acts except non-mobile permanent institution or fixed facility if not used in performance
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Adds transporting performance animals in mobile or traveling housing facility for participating in traveling animal act to acts considered transporting animal in cruel manner

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

MA S 1028 An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows

Species: Covered Animals = Elephant, nonhuman primate, bear, lion, tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, cheetah, mountain lion & hybrids

Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Bans using covered animal in traveling act except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility if not transported there for performance with civil penalty up to $500 - $10,000 per animal

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

NY A 839 Relates to prohibitions on circus performances

Species: NA
Sector: Circus
Type: Ban - Certain Exhibitions

Description: Prohibits circus from conducting performances if in noncompliance with Animal Welfare Act past 2 years

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

CA SB 313 ANIMALS: prohibition on use in circuses.

Species: All except domestic dogs and cats and horses

Sector: Circus

Type: Ban - Circus animals

Description: Bans sponsoring, conducting, operating or participating in circus that uses any animal other than domestic dog, domestic cat or horse with civil penalty up to $25,000 per violation

ACTIVITY LEVEL: HIGH

CT HB 6017 AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES AND TRAVELING SHOWS.

Species: Wild animals (not drafted)
Sector: Traveling Acts
Type: Ban – Traveling Acts

Description: Bans wild animals in circuses and traveling shows (not drafted)

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

One of the main themes this year is banning wild and exotic animals from traveling animal acts.

CT HB 6001 AN ACT RESTRICTING THE USE OF WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES AND TRAVELING SHOWS.

Species: Wild and exotic animals (not drafted)
Sector: Traveling Acts
Type: Ban – Traveling Acts

Description: Restricts wild/exotic animals in circuses and traveling shows (not drafted)

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LOW (no hearings)

IL HB 2554 CRIM CD-TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT

Species: Exotic Animal = native to foreign country or introduced from abroad
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except non-mobile permanent institution or facility
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Expands ban on elephant traveling acts to include all exotic animals

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LIKELY DEAD (passed deadline)

STATE BILL TITLE

IL SB 154 CRIM CD-TRAVELING ANIMALS

Species: Animal = Bear, elephant, nonhuman primate, cougar, jaguar, leopard except clouded leopard, lion, tiger, gray kangaroo, red kangaroo, giraffe, hippo, rhino, tapir, zebra

Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or facility
Type: Ban - Traveling Acts

Description: Expands ban on elephant traveling acts to include other animals

ACTIVITY LEVEL: LIKELY DEAD (passed deadline)