NORTH CAROLINA HB 577 Limit Ownership of Certain Animals.

Species: Nonnative bears, Panthera cats, great apes (chimpanzee, orangutan, gorilla)

Sector: All except following are exempt from ban only:

USDA
Research
Wildlife sanctuary (refuge with NO commercial activity, entertainment or traveling exhibits, breeding of such animals)
Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (temporary)
Veterinary hospital, clinic, practices, veterinarians, employees
Law enforcement
Circus (no in state facility)
Temporary transport through state less than 24 hours if not exhibited
AAALACMotion picture/ television

Type: Ban – Import, Possess, Breed, Sale, Purchase

Description: Bans import, possession, keeping, purchasing, having custody of, breeding or selling big cats, bears and great apes except those exempt and grandfathered animals 6/1/19

Status: Passed House w amendment A1 & A2 5/2 – Senate 1st reading - Rules and Operations of the Senate

A1 removes authority of county residents to file civil action against owner. A2 requires the Requires Joint Oversight Committee to study the entities exempt in bill and what safety requirements and regulations exist, procedures to review any incidents, whether liability insurance is required, and whether additional statutes or regulations are necessary to protect from human death or injury – Report due 4/1/20.

MICHIGAN HB 4594 Crimes; animals; ownership, possession, breeding, sale, and importing of nonhuman primates; prohibit with certain exceptions and provide penalty.

Species: Nonhuman primates

Sector: All except AZA, AAALAC, GFAS or ASA sanctuary, USDA, law enforcement, veterinarian, permitting agency, animal control, grandfathered animal owners

Type: Ban – Possess, Own, Transfer, Breed, Import

Description:

Bans owning and possessing nonhuman primates
Bans transferring ownership except to exempt entity other than grandfathered owner
Bans breeding except AZA or AAALAC
Bans import unless state agency gives prior authorization and primate given permanent IDPenalty is misdemeanor of 1) removal of primate AND up to 93 days imprisonment, 500 hours of community service and/or $500-1000 fine

Status: 1st reading - Agriculture

OTHER ACTIVE BILLS

ARKANSAS Agency Rule R1.02, R1.03, F1.03

Captive Wildlife

Species:

New Permitted:

Grévy's, plains, and mountains zebra, water buffalo, addax, brindled gnu, gaur, Gerenuk, Himalayan tahr goat, impala
tamarins, black-tufted marmoset, Geoffroy's marmoset

New Prohibited:

Capybara
Nilgai, aoudad sheep, oryx, kudu, lechwe, ibex, hippo, warthog, rhino
jaguar, leopard, snow leopard

Sector: All

Type: Positive – Legalizes species; Ban – Possess, Sell, Breed

Description:

Adds several species to the permitted wildlife list that are legal to possess and breed with a permit
Adds several species to the prohibited list that may not be possessed, bred or sold except those on 11/21/19
Adds all new prohibited species except oryx to list of animals that wildlife breeder/dealer permits can only sell to other permit holders or out-of-state
Brindled gnu must test negative for Alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 to be imported

Status: Comments due 10/16/19 – Discussion hearing on 10/17

Discussion Hearing:

Oct 17 @ 9 am
Little Rock Office Complex

2 Natural Resources Drive

Little Rock, AR 72205

ACTION ALERTS

CALIFORNIA SB 313 Animals: prohibition on use in circuses

Species: ALL except domestic cats, domestic dogs and domestic horses

Sector: Circuses except rodeo

Type: Ban - Circus

Description: Bans using any animal other than a domestic dog or cat or horse in circuses with $25,000 per day civil penalty

Status: Signed into law 10/12/19 - Chapter 768

MASSACHUSETTS H 2934/S 1028

An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates,

and bears in traveling exhibits and shows

Species: Elephants, big cats (lion, tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, cheetah, mountain lion & hybrids), nonhuman primates, bears

Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility

Type: Ban – Traveling Act

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

Status: Joint committee Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development – Hearing 10/22

NEW YORK Agency Rule 6 NYCRR Part 180.1

Animals dangerous to health or welfare.

Species: Dangerous Animals =

bears
nondomestic dogs and raccoon dogs except fennec fox
nondomestic cats except TICA and CFA hybrids
Crocodilians;
Asiatic, Nile, white-throat, black-throat, and crocodile monitors;
Komodo dragon;
green, yellow, Beni, and DeSchauensee's anaconda;
Amethystine, Indian, Burmese, reticulated, Northern and Southern African pythons;
Elapidae, Viperidae, Attractaspis, Homoroselaps;
natal black snake; Montpellier snake; boomslang; twig snake; tiger keelback; red-necked keelback;
Lichtenstein’s racer; Patagonian racer;
beaded lizard; Gila monster
North American badger, skunk, wolverine
raccoon
all primates
rhino
bats

Sector: All except:

Scientific research
Rehab of bobcat, American black bear, coyote, gray and red fox, native bats, raccoon, striped skunk, massasauga, Northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake
Grandfathered pets 11-0512
Furbearer propagation permit
Nuisance wildlife control
Destructive or menacing wildlife
Agricultural pursuit of domestic ranch fox
Veterinarian or SPCA
USDA research facilitiesAssurance from National Institute of Health for non-mammals

Type: Ban – Possess, Import, Sale Transport, etc.

Description: Adds new species to the dangerous list by banning import, transport, possess, purchase and sale except for license issued for scientific, educational, exhibition, zoological or propagation purposes that must be renewed annually

Status: Comments due 11/10/19

Mail: Joseph Therrien
NYSDEC
Division of Fish and Wildlife
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754

Email: SpecialLicenses@dec.ny.gov