Animals, required rabies vaccines for certain canidae and felidae, further provided for, possession of certain large felidae, wolves, or bears, prohibited under certain conditions, penalties, Secs. 3-8-1 am'd; Sec. 3-8-2 added.
Species: BEARS = all except wild-born American black bear; WOLF = all except hybrids; LARGE FELIDAE = tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, jaguar, cheetah, cougar or hybrid
Sector: All except:
• USDA Class C exhibitor
• USDA research facility
• Nonprofit wildlife sanctuary
• Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization temporarily upon request
• Veterinary hospital providing treatment
• Law enforcement or animal protection organization for enforcement
• Motion picture or television production company contracting with USDA dealer or exhibitor
Classification: Ban – Possess, Sell, Transfer, Breed
Description:
• Removes grandfather requirement to spay and neuter
• Bans possession, sale, transfer and breeding of bears, large Felidae and wolves
• USDA Class C must NOT have been convicted or fined for animal abuse or neglect or employ a caregiver that has, post most recent USDA inspection not including pending appeals, have liability insurance along with animal inventory and recapture plan
• Sanctuary must provide lifetime care for abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned or displaced animals AND must NOT use bears, wolves or large Felidae in commercial activities or for-profit business or for entertainment purposes or traveling exhibits, allow direct public contact or breed
• Grandfathered owners must have records of prior ownership, not acquire additional ones, not have been convicted of animal cruelty or neglect or had animal license revoked or suspended, have escape and disaster plan and animal inventory, have proof of liability insurance to local law enforcement, notifies local law enforcement at least 72 hours before sale or transfer, surety bond of $1 million, and complies with standards of care for wildlife used in public exhibition
• Allows arrest by local law enforcement or animal protection organization w/o warrant if violation is in view and to execute other warrants
• Penalty is Class A misdemeanor
INVASIVE SPECIES IN STATE WATER; COUNCIL
Species: All except approved species, livestock and fish stocked in state water by commission
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Prohibited Species; Permit – Regulated Species; Positive – Approved Species
Description:
• Creates Alaska Invasive Species Council with initial members appointed by governor
• Requires Department to classify species as prohibited, regulated or approved based on likelihood of introduction and naturalization, magnitude of effects on health of people, economy and wildlife, ability to eradicate or control and other criteria
• Requires prohibiting import, possession and use of species found to pose high risk of harm to health, environment and economy
• Requires regulating import, possession and use of species if found in need of regulation to prevent harm to health, environment and economy
• Allows classifying species as approved if it does not pose risk to health, environment and economy
• Requires list to be reviewed every 3 years
• Allows petitioning to classify unlisted species
• Requires department to adopt lawful uses of invasive species and allows them to issue permits for import and possession for approved purposes, requires bond or deposit in case of escape and allows seizure and destruction if not permitted
• Allows department to prohibit or restrict the transport of surface water, harvest of aquatic bait, transport of fish and aquatic bait in water and use of personal property to transport them in infested waters
Importation, possession, or sale of endangered wildlife
Species: ESA Endangered
Sector: All
Classification: Follows Federal Law
Description: Expands the ban on importing and sale of alligator and crocodile parts and products to a ban on import and sale of all ESA endangered species AND ban on import and sale of animals in violation of federal law or relevant international treaties - Delays ban on import and sale of alligator/crocodile - Requires disclosure of alligator products before 2030
Protection of cetaceans: unlawful activities.
Species: Cetaceans = whales, dolphins, porpoises
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Captivity
Description: Expands ban on holding orcas in captivity to all cetaceans
Prohibit Exotic Animals In Traveling Performances
Species: Exotic Animal = any animal native to foreign country except:
• pet animal (dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, gerbils, ferrets, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, wild or domestic or hybrid animal kept as pet) except exotic
• livestock (cattle, horses, mules, burros, sheep, poultry, swine, llama, and goats, working animals on farm, food or fiber)
• alternative livestock (domesticated elk or fallow deer)
Exotic includes: bears, wild canines except domestic, elephant, felines except domestic, marsupial, nonhuman primate, ratite, penguin, pinnipedia, cetartiodactyla except bison, deer, elk, cattle, goat, reindeer, swine, sheep and perrisodactyla except horse, donkey, mule
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Captivity
Description: Expands ban on holding orcas in captivity to all cetaceans
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPORT, SALE AND POSSESSION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS, LIONS, LEOPARDS, BLACK RHINOCEROS, WHITE RHINOCEROS AND GIRAFFES.
Species: Big 6 African species: African elephant, lion, leopard, black and white rhinos, giraffe
Sector: All except:
• Grandfathered owners
• Tax exempt museum
• Trust beneficiary
• Zoo or circus
• Motion picture, television or social media production company using USDA exhibitor or dealer
Classification: Ban – Import, possess, sale, transport
Description:
• Bans import, possess, sale and transport of big 6 African species
• Current owners are exempt if they register within 180 days
• Penalty is felony up to $10,000 fine and/or 2 years imprisonment
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF EXOTIC OR WILD ANIMALS IN TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS
Species: bear, ratites, penguins, canines except domestic, elephant, all cats except domestic, elasmobranchii, crocodilians, marsupials, nonhuman primate, Artiodactyla, Perrisodactyla except domestic, Dolphins, whales, porpoises, seals
Sector: Exhibitors except:
• GFAS or AZA Nonmobile, permanent wildlife sanctuary, zoo or aquarium
• Environmental education programs by AZA, falconers, or otherwise allowed by general statutes if no more than 6 months/year and not in mobile housing more than 12 hours/day
• USDA Class C university, college, lab or research
Classification: Ban – Traveling Acts
Description: Bans the performances of or participation in a traveling act for exotic or wild animals
Fish and Wildlife Activities
Species: Green iguana, black and white tegu; Nile monitor, green anaconda, Burmese python, reticulated python, Northern and Southern African Rock pythons, Amethystine
Sector: All except research and educational purposes
Classification: Ban – Possess, Import, Sale, Breeding
Description: Adds green iguanas and black and white tegus to the list of reptiles that cannot be possessed, imported, sold or bred; Changes entire list of prohibited reptiles from banning personal use to banning except for educational or research purposes
Prohibited Reptiles
Species: Green iguana, black and white tegu
Sector: All except traveling USDA exhibition and zoological facilities
Classification: Ban - Possess
Description: Bans new possession of green iguanas and black and white tegus by adding them to the prohibited reptile list
RELATING TO WILD ANIMALS.
Species: Dangerous Wild Animals = Hyena, aardwolf, Bear, Wolf, Elephant, Lion, tiger cheetah, jaguar, cougar, leopard, clouded leopard, caracal, ocelot, margay, serval, Crocodilian, Nonhuman Primate, Rhino, hippo, ANY other animal determined by Board
Sector: Importers
Classification: Codifies Rule
Description: Codifies previously adopted rules that ban importing dangerous wild animals except for under permit for:
1) Research, medical or scientific purpose,
2) Government zoo or aquarium or
3) Commercial filming up to 90 days if the performance is part of the filmed scene and it includes conditions sufficient to address risks
RELATING TO WILD ANIMALS.
Species: Dangerous Wild Animals = Hyena, aardwolf, Bear, Wolf, Elephant, Lion, tiger cheetah, jaguar, cougar, leopard, clouded leopard, caracal, ocelot, margay, serval, Crocodilian, Nonhuman Primate, Rhino, hippo
Sector: Exhibitors
Classification: Ban – Import
Description: Bans importing dangerous wild animals for circuses, carnivals or other live animal acts or performances – Creates misdemeanor fine of $5000-25,000 per animal
DLNR; Herbivorous Fish; Protection; Rulemaking
Species: native herbivorous fish
Sector: All
Classification: Adds Protections
Description: Requires department to adopt rules protecting native herbivorous fish in fresh, salt and brackish waters of state
Marine Aquarium Fishing
Species: Aquatic Life = Native fish; native aquatic herp; Invertebrates
Sector: Commercial Aquarium Collectors
Classification: Ban – Commercial Collecting
Description: Bans all commercial harvesting (collecting) of aquatic life except for game fish and under a scientific, educational or propagation purpose license
Captive wildlife, exceptions
Species: Household pets, sugar glider, African hedgehog, cold-blooded animals in pet trade
Sector: All and pet stores
Classification: Positive – Legalizes Animal
Description: Adds pet stores, household pets, sugar gliders, African hedgehogs, and cold-blooded animals in pet trade to those that do not need a captivity permit
Captive wildlife
Species: Household pets, sugar glider, African hedgehog, cold-blooded animals in pet trade
Sector: All and pet stores
Classification: Positive – Legalizes Animal
Description: Adds pet stores, household pets, sugar gliders, African hedgehogs, and cold-blooded animals in pet trade to those that do not need a captivity permit
CRIM CD-TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT
Species: Exotic Animal = native to foreign country or introduced from abroad
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or facility
Classification: Ban – Traveling Act
Description: Expands ban on elephant traveling acts to include all exotic animals
DNR-HERPTILES-VARIOUS
Species: Herptiles
Sector: All
Classification: Adds Limitation
Description:
• Excludes fishing and consumptive take of herptiles from Herptiles Act
• Moves endangered species under the act
• Lists examples of special use herptiles and states that the permit is to acquire and possess
• Bans take, harass, disturb, possession, transport, cause to be shipped, commercializing, propagating, moving, relocating, or releasing into the wild of herptiles under the act and creates Class B misdemeanor
• Allows nonresidents to collect herptiles from the wild for personal consumption under Fish and Aquatic Life Code
• Specifies that herptiles other than common snappers and bullfrogs may ONLY be taken by hand unless authorized
• For residents for all allowed species, adds that sport fishing license is not required under exemptions of Fish and Aquatic Life Code
• For T/E herp, removes recording with the conservation program AND adds that federal exhibits are not exempt from Herptiles Act
• Allows snapping turtles and bullfrogs to be taken according to administrative rule instead of hand or hook-and-line
• Removes places where bowfishing for common snapping turtles is not allowed and leaves up to rules
• Allows department to grant limited transfers of crocodilians and monitor lizards
• Allows department to investigate herptile disease and address certain diseases through rules AND allows confiscation and forfeiture of herptile with such disease
• Decreases Limited Entry Permit to 15 days with NO extension
• For violations, instead of being subject to confiscation they are subject to seizure and forfeiture
• When there is an imminent danger of loss of native herptiles, allows department to authorize taking from an area and specify methods, limits and devices
• For exemptions, removes veterinarians, wildlife sanctuaries, and wildlife rehabilitators AND limits motion picture to non-resident
• In Fish and Aquatic Life Code, amends aquatic life to include herp when it comes to fishing and consumption AND limits mollusks to aquatic mollusks
• House Amendment 1: Removes vet exemption for treating herp in violation if they report, ADDS licensed vets back to exemptions if actively treating and prevents escapes and public safety issues, ADDS a civil penalty for unlawful take/possession of species protected by the act, DELETES ban on collecting turtles for events where ranavirus present, Allows department to ban additional areas for taking herp, DELETES alligator snapping turtle ban
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
Classification: Ban – Traveling Act
Description: Expands ban on elephant traveling acts to include other animals
CRIM CD-TRAVELING ANIMALS
Species: Animal = Bear; Elephant; Nonhuman primate; cougar, jaguar, leopard except clouded leopard, lion, tiger
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or facility
Classification: Ban – Traveling Act
Description: Expands ban on elephant traveling acts to include other animals
ANIMALS-HERPTILES-DEFINITIONS
Species: Special use herptiles
Sector: All
Classification: Adds Definitions
Description:
Adds definitions:
• "Consumptive use" removing herptile from the wild for personal use including as a pet or hobby
• "Herptoculture" breeding, hatching, propagation, or raising of indigenous or native herptiles in captivity
Revises special use herptile to specify that permit is required for acquisition and possession
Exotic or dangerous wild animals
Species: Exotic or dangerous wild animals = bear, red and gray wolf, lion, tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, cheetah, mountain lion, hybrid; crocodilians; nonhuman primate; spotted and striped hyena
Sector: All except:
1. Research
2. Wildlife sanctuary as described
3. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (possess)
4. Veterinary clinic, hospital, practice or veterinarian or employed individual
5. Law enforcement, conservation officer or department
6. Transport through within 24 hours if contained & not exhibited
7. USDA Class C zoo or circus with listed requirements
8. Owners on 7/1/20 that meet requirements
Classification: Ban – Possess, Sell, Transfer, Breed
Description:
• Bans possession, sale, transfer and breeding of exotic or dangerous wild animals except those listed
• Bans declawing or removing canines except medical need
• Bans direct public contact except zoos with squirrel and owl and titi and saki monkeys, tamarins, marmosets, lemurs, loris, potto, galago, tarsiers, and uakari in natural enclosure w/o public barrier if employee on duty and signs prohibit touching or feeding
• USDA Class C must have no animal abuse/neglect convictions, no USDA no access or inspection interference in last 3 years, $250,000 liability insurance, files recapture plan and animal inventory annually
• Wildlife sanctuary must be 501(c)(3) that does not sell, trade, auction, lease or loan, use in for-profit, allow direct public contact, use for entertainment or traveling exhibit, breed such animals
• Current owners on 7/1/20 may keep them if proof of ownership on date, no additional animals, no animal abuse/neglect conviction, no revoked animal permit, escape plan on 7/1/20, annual registration 9/1, $250,000 liability insurance, notifies department within 72 hours of sale/transfer
• Has seizure and hearing procedures
Study committee on invasive species.
Species: Invasive Species
Sector: N/A
Classification: Assigns interim committee
Description:
Requires assigning an interim committee to study issues relating to invasive species, and IF assigned, requires including examination of Indiana Invasives Initiative including its funding sources and potential to make it an official state agency AND funding sources of invasive species council
Act expires 1/1/21
Amending the definition of dangerous regulated animal and restricting proximity of such animals to members of the public.
Species: Dangerous Regulated Animal = Bears; Wolf (pure); Felines - Lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cheetah, mountain lion, hybrids; Nonnative venomous snakes; Nonhuman primates
Sector: All
Classification: Add Animals; Ban – Public Contact
Description:
• Adds pure wolves and nonhuman primates to dangerous regulated animals list;
• Changes standards to AWA standards on 10/1/19;
• For USDA, allows maintaining inventories from 10/1/19
• Bans proximity to public without barriers and distance except for lemurs for ZAA and AZA
• Adds exemption for TV or motion picture companies working with USDA dealers or exhibitors OR USDA registered intermediate carriers, handlers or unlicensed exhibitors
An Act Regarding Permits To Possess Wildlife in Captivity
Species: captive wildlife
Sector: All
Classification: Revises Law
Description: Allows commissioner to issue notice of corrective action that states failure to comply with permit requirements may result in denial of future permits to those who failed to get a permit and were granted one
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 and hybrids
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility
Classification: 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
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 and hybrids
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile permanent institution or fixed facility
Classification: 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
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
Classification: 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 ID
• Penalty is misdemeanor of 1) removal of primate AND up to 93 days imprisonment, 500 hours of community service and/or $500-1000 fine
…providing for special-use permits; providing for regulation of possessing, propagating, and selling snakes, lizards, and salamanders;…
Species: snakes, lizards, salamanders
Sector: Owners, breeders
Classification:
Ban – Own
Permit – Breeder, Propagate, Sale
Description:
• Commissioner may issue permit to breed, propagate and sell snakes, lizards and salamanders
• Only those obtained from breeder or possessed by 8/1/20 may be kept as pets
Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act; enact.
Species: Wildlife AND Covered Animal Species = elephant, tiger, lion, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, rhino, whale, pangolin
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Purchase, Sale, Exchange
Description:
• Bans purchase, sale and exchange of wildlife (not defined)
• Bans purchase, sale and possession of parts of covered animal species except as authorized by federal law, under federal management plan, antiques over 100 years old with less than 200 g of animal parts, musical instrument with less than 200g, noncommercial transfer to beneficiary, donation to scientific or educational institution and Indian tribes
• Violation is civil penalty of higher of up to $6500 fine or 2x animal’s value
WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ACT
Species: Covered Animal Species = Elephant, lion, rhino or other CITES I species
Sector: All except:
• holders of antiques, guns, musical instruments
Indian tribes,
•• distribution to education or scientific institution,
• noncommercial transfer of estate,
• those authorized by CITES, federal and state law
• law enforcement
Classification: Ban – Sale, Purchase
Description: Bans purchase or sale of covered animal species and parts
Prohibits the possession and transport of certain animals and body parts thereof at airports and port facilities owned or operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Species: Priority Species = African elephant, African Leopard, African Lion, Black Rhino, White Rhino, NY Endangered; US threatened or endangered
Sector: Owners, sellers
Classification: Ban – Import, Export, Possess, Sale
Description: Prohibits import, export, shipping, receiving, processing, possession and sale of priority species, parts and fossils except for those currently owned and museums, zoos and similar
Relates to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals
Species: Zoo, circus, carnival animals
Sector: Exhibitors
Classification: Ban – Take
Description: Bans using animals from zoos, circuses or carnivals for intentional take or for such entities or other exhibitors to give or sell such animal for that purpose - $500-2000 fine
Relates to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals
Species: Zoo, circus, carnival animals
Sector: Exhibitors
Classification: Ban – Take
Description: Bans using animals from zoos, circuses or carnivals for intentional take or for such entities or other exhibitors to give or sell such animal for that purpose - $500-2000 fine
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
Classification: 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
Relates to prohibiting the sale, trade or bartering or possession with intent to sell, trade or barter of certain wild animals or wild animal products and to the penalties imposed therefor
Species: Polar bear, wolf, red wolf, Asiatic lion, cheetah, clouded cougar, jaguar, leopard, leopard, margay, ocelot, snow leopard, tiger, alligator, caiman, crocodile, Gopherus tortoise, marine turtle (Cheloniidae), Tasmanian forester kangaroo, rhino, giraffe, vicuna
Sector: Sellers
Classification: Ban – Sale, Trade, Barter
Description:
• Adds trading and bartering to activities prohibited in regards to certain endangered species in 11-0536;
• REPLACES black and white rhino to all rhinos;
• ADDS giraffes
• For animals valued over $25,000, creates Class D Felony penalty of the greater of $20,000 or 2x FMV of animals
Limit Ownership of Certain Animals.
Species: Big Cat, Bear, Great Ape = Nonnative bear, Panthera cats, Great apes
Sector: All except the following are exempt from ban only:
1. USDA
2. Research
3. Wildlife sanctuary (refuge with NO commercial activity, entertainment or traveling exhibits, breeding of such animals)
. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (temporary)
5. Veterinary hospital, clinic, practices, veterinarians, employees
6. Law enforcement
7. Circus (no in state facility)
8. Temporary transport through state less than 24 hours if not exhibited
9. AAALAC
10. Motion picture/ television
Classification: 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
• Grandfather animals need:
- Proof prior acquisition
- No additional animals unless pregnant
- No animal abuse/neglect conviction
- No animal license/permit revoked or suspended
- Escape, succession, disaster plans
- Allows reasonable inspections
- Registers with animal control by 9/1/19 and annually
- Notifies animal control of deaths and at least 72 hours of sale or transfer
- Sign at entrances that animal in there
• Transport requires species-appropriate container and federal law compliance
• Must be kept in escape-proof permanent enclosure with operable lock
• Bans public within 15’ except permanent barrier
• Bans release into wild
• Enforced by state or local law enforcement or animal control
• Allows localities to place further restrictions
• For violations, allow law enforcement upon probable cause to get judge or magistrate warrant to seize AND allows immediate placement with wildlife sanctuary, nonprofit animal protection, vet or AAALAC if public health or safety or animal cruelty or neglect OR must be impounded in place
• Requires hearing within 14 days and owner notice 5 days before
• If found guilty allows forfeiture to same entities or euthanized and prohibition on owning nonnative wild animals AND allows voluntary relinquishment
• Allows unconfined animal to be destroyed and owner liable
• Creates civil Class 2 misdemeanor penalty up to $5000/animal
• Omission resulting in escape or property damage is Class A1 misdemeanor and Class I felony for serious human body injury
• 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
Limit Ownership of Certain Animals.
Species: Big Cat, Bear, Great Ape = Nonnative bear, Panthera cats, Great apes
Sector: All except the following are exempt from ban only:
1. USDA
2. Research
3. Wildlife sanctuary (refuge with NO commercial activity, entertainment or traveling exhibits, breeding of such animals)
. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (temporary)
5. Veterinary hospital, clinic, practices, veterinarians, employees
6. Law enforcement
7. Circus (no in state facility)
8. Temporary transport through state less than 24 hours if not exhibited
9. AAALAC
10. Motion picture/ television
Classification: 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
• Grandfather animals need:
- Proof prior acquisition
- No additional animals unless pregnant
- No animal abuse/neglect conviction
- No animal license/permit revoked or suspended
- Escape, succession, disaster plans
- Allows reasonable inspections
- Registers with animal control by 9/1/19 and annually
- Notifies animal control of deaths and at least 72 hours of sale or transfer
- Sign at entrances that animal in there
• Transport requires species-appropriate container and federal law compliance
• Must be kept in escape-proof permanent enclosure with operable lock
• Bans public within 15’ except permanent barrier
• Bans release into wild
• Enforced by state or local law enforcement or animal control
• Allows localities to place further restrictions
• For violations, allow law enforcement upon probable cause to get judge or magistrate warrant to seize AND allows immediate placement with wildlife sanctuary, nonprofit animal protection, vet or AAALAC if public health or safety or animal cruelty or neglect OR must be impounded in place
• Requires hearing within 14 days and owner notice 5 days before
• If found guilty allows forfeiture to same entities or euthanized and prohibition on owning nonnative wild animals AND allows voluntary relinquishment
• Allows unconfined animal to be destroyed and owner liable
• Creates civil Class 2 misdemeanor penalty up to $5000/animal
• Omission resulting in escape or property damage is Class A1 misdemeanor and Class I felony for serious human body injury
• 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
Prot. Public Dangrs. Animls/End Animl Cruelty.
Species: Dangerous Wild Animals = bear, gray wolf, cats and big cat hybrids except domestic, hyena, aardwolf, apes, Old World and New World monkeys, marmoset, capuchin, lemur, loris
Sector: All except the following other than direct contact ban:
1. AZA
2. Research
3. Wildlife sanctuary (refuge with NO commercial activity, entertainment or traveling exhibits, breeding of such animals)
4. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (temporary)
5. Veterinary hospital, clinic, practices, veterinarians, employees
6. Law enforcement
7. Circus (no in state facility)
8. Temporary transport through state less than 24 hours if not exhibited
9. AAALAC
10. ZAA
11. USDA
12. Motion picture/ television
Classification: Ban – Possess, Sale, Transfer, Breed, Direct Contact
Description:
• Bans direct contact except for employees, supervised interns/ volunteers, students at public/ private college/university for coursework
• Bans possession, selling, transferring, breeding of dangerous wild animals except those exempt and grandfathered animals 6/1/19
• Grandfather animals need:
- Proof prior acquisition
- No additional animals unless pregnant
- No animal abuse/neglect conviction
- No animal license/permit revoked or suspended
- Escape, succession, disaster plans
- Allows reasonable inspections by law enforcement
- Registers with animal control by 9/1/19 and annually
- $250,000 liability insurance
- Notifies animal control of deaths and at least 72 hours of sale or transfer
- Sign at entrances that animal in there
• Transport requires species-appropriate container and federal law compliance
• Must be kept in escape-proof permanent enclosure with operable lock
• Bans public within 15’ except permanent barrier
• Bans release into wild
• Enforced by state or local law enforcement or animal control
• Allows localities to place further restrictions
• For violations, allow law enforcement upon probable cause to get judge or magistrate warrant to seize AND allows immediate placement with wildlife sanctuary, nonprofit animal protection, vet or AAALAC if public health or safety or animal cruelty or neglect OR must be impounded in place
• Requires hearing within 14 days and owner notice 5 days before
• If found guilty allows forfeiture to same entities or euthanized and prohibition on owning nonnative wild animals AND allows voluntary relinquishment
• Allows unconfined animal to be destroyed and owner liable
• Creates civil Class 2 misdemeanor penalty up to $5000/animal
• Omission resulting in escape or property damage is Class A1 misdemeanor and Class I felony for serious human body injury
• OTHER: Repeals state law exempting capture and captivity of opossums from Dec 29-Jan 2 from wildlife laws AND for Clay County from Dec 26-Jan 2
Protect Public from Dangerous Wild Animals.
Species: Dangerous Wild Animals = bear, gray wolf, cats and big cat hybrids except domestic, hyena, aardwolf, apes, Old World and New World monkeys, marmoset, capuchin, lemur, loris
Sector: All except the following other than direct contact ban:
1. AZA
2. Research
3. Wildlife sanctuary (refuge with NO commercial activity, entertainment or traveling exhibits, breeding of such animals)
4. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization (temporary)
5. Veterinary hospital, clinic, practices, veterinarians, employees
6. Law enforcement
7. Circus (no in state facility)
8. Temporary transport through state less than 24 hours if not exhibited
9. AAALAC
10. ZAA
11. USDA
Classification: Ban – Possess, Sale, Transfer, Breed, Direct Contact
Description:
• Bans possession, selling, transferring, breeding of dangerous wild animals except those exempt and grandfathered animals 6/1/19
• Grandfather animals need:
- Proof prior acquisition
- No additional animals unless pregnant
- No animal abuse/neglect conviction
- No animal license/permit revoked or suspended
- Escape, succession, disaster plans
- Allows reasonable inspections by law enforcement
- Registers with animal control by 9/1/19 and annually
- $250,000 liability insurance
- Notifies animal control of deaths and at least 72 hours of sale or transfer
- Sign at entrances that animal in there
• Transport requires species-appropriate container and federal law compliance
• Must be kept in escape-proof permanent enclosure with operable lock
• Bans public within 15’ except permanent barrier
• Bans release into wild
• Enforced by state or local law enforcement or animal control
• Allows localities to place further restrictions
• For violations, allow law enforcement upon probable cause to get judge or magistrate warrant to seize AND allows immediate placement with wildlife sanctuary, nonprofit animal protection, vet or AAALAC if public health or safety or animal cruelty or neglect OR must be impounded in place
• Requires hearing within 14 days and owner notice 5 days before
• If found guilty allows forfeiture to same entities or euthanized and prohibition on owning nonnative wild animals AND allows voluntary relinquishment
• Allows unconfined animal to be destroyed and owner liable
• Creates civil Class 2 misdemeanor penalty up to $5000/animal
• Omission resulting in escape or property damage is Class A1 misdemeanor and Class I felony for serious human body injury
Wildlife; creating the Dangerous Wild Animals in Captivity Act; effective date.
Species: Dangerous wild animals = captive bears, captive mountain lions, lion, tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, cheetah
Sector: All except:
1. Research facility
2. Incorporated nonprofit animal protection organization temporary housing
3. Veterinary hospitals
4. Law enforcement
5. AZA zoos
6. Transport through within 24 hours if confined and not exhibited with 72 hours notice
7. USDA Class C circus temporary in state
Classification: Ban – Possess, Sell, Transfer, Breed, Direct Contact
Description:
• Bans possession, sale, transfer, breeding and direct contact with dangerous wild animals
• Grandfathers owners on 11/1/20 that have proof of prior ownership, do NOT acquire additional animals, NO animal abuse/neglect conviction, NO revoked or suspended animal license, escape and disaster plan, animal inventory, training for species-specific care, registers annual starting 1/1/21 (local law enforcement determines fees), proof of $250,000 liability insurance, and notify law enforcement 72 hours before sale or transfer
• Law enforcement may seize or impound on property if they believe violation exists
• Animal is forfeited if convicted or pleads guilty
• Owner of seized animal may voluntarily relinquish, but is still subject to penalties
• Forfeited animals may be returned if owner corrects violation, it will not cause public health or safety risk, forfeiture was not due to pleading guilty or conviction of animal cruelty and owner is in compliance with this act
• Relinquished and forfeited animals may be sent to grandfathered owners but not circuses ????? or euthanized if no home found
• Allows entity caring for animal to petition court for security to pay for animal’s care and serve to owner and have hearing within 5 days – if ordered to pay, owner must pay or animal forfeited and any remaining balance after determination of case must be refunded
• Penalty is misdemeanor
• Municipality or county may adopt further requirements
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against public order and decency, further providing for the offense of transporting animals in cruel manner.
Species: Performance Animal = bear; Cheetah, clouded leopard, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, tiger; elephant; shark; Gray/red kangaroo; Nonhuman primate; Giraffe, hippo, rhino, tapir, zebra; Sea lion, seal
Sector: Traveling Acts except non-mobile permanent institution or fixed facility if not used in performance
Classification: 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
An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in permits relating to wildlife, further providing for definitions.
Species: Exotic wildlife = all nonindigenous animals including bears, coyotes, gray and red wolves and crossbreeds, bobcat, cheetah, clouded leopard, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard, tiger, crossbreeds, nonhuman primates
Excludes: birds, Muridae (rats/mice), Chinchillidae, guinea pig, gliders, striped possums, ferret, Equidae, camelids, cervids, bovidae, rabbits, hares, hedgehogs, moonrats and domestic species
Sector: All
Classification: Legalizes certain species
Description: Creates exemption for animals listed as excluded
… RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM TRANSPORTING CERTAIN TYPES OF WILDLIFE FOR ANY PURPOSE
Species: Furbearers, cervids, nondomestic pigs/ peccaries/bovids, coyote, turkey, nonnative marine and freshwater fish and invertebrates
Sector: Transporters
Classification: Ban – Transport
Description:Expands ban on transporting such species for release to a ban on transport for any purpose
SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS STATE'S NATIVE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES AND TO REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSSESSION LIMITS;...
Species: Native herp; Endangered Species; Exotic Animals
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Sale, Purchase, Trade, Exchange, Barter, Export, Ship, Transfer Possession, Remove
Description:
• Bans sale, purchase, trade, exchange, barter, export, ship, transfer of possession and removing native reptiles and amphibians
• Allows Department to set possession limits of such herp
• Changes endangered species law from board to department
• Bans release of non native wildlife
• Allows department to prohibit or restrict non-native wildlife that have the potential to become established in the state in nuisance number or have a demonstrable deleterious and widespread threat to wildlife, agriculture or human health or safety
• Adds violation of new native herp law to nongame investigations penalty and increase from $500 to 1000 per animal and gives magistrate’s court jurisdiction and requires all department permits revoked for at least 2 years
• Adds exotic animal release ban and authority to prohibit species to endangered species penalties and increases fine from $1000 to $5000 per animal and gives magistrate’s court jurisdiction and requires all department permits revoked for at least 2 years
• Violators are liable for care of seized animals even if found not guilty
Redefines alligator propagation facility and commercial purposes
RELATING TO THE PURCHASE AND RELEASE OF A COYOTE OR FOX, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PURCHASE, SALE, TRANSFER, POSSESSION, OR RELEASE OF A COYOTE OR A COYOTE-HYBRID
Species: Coyote and hybrids
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Sale, Purchase, Transfer, Possess, Release
Description:Bans sale, purchase, transfer, possession and release of coyotes and coyote hybrids
… Relating to Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Species...
Species: Native herp; Endangered Species; Exotic Animals
Sector: All
Classification: Ban – Sale, Purchase, Trade, Exchange, Barter, Export, Ship, Transfer Possession, Remove; Regulates – Possession
Description:
• Bans sale, purchase, trade, exchange, barter, export, ship, transfer of possession and removing native reptiles and amphibians
• Allows Department to set possession limits of such herp
• Changes endangered species law from board to department
• Bans release of non native wildlife
• Allows department to prohibit or restrict non-native wildlife that have the potential to become established in the state in nuisance number or have a demonstrable deleterious and widespread threat to wildlife, agriculture or human health or safety
• Adds violation of new native herp law to nongame investigations penalty and increase from $500 to 1000 per animal and gives magistrate’s court jurisdiction and requires all department permits revoked for at least 2 years
• Adds exotic animal release ban and authority to prohibit species to endangered species penalties and increases fine from $1000 to $5000 per animal and gives magistrate’s court jurisdiction and requires all department permits revoked for at least 2 years
• Violators are liable for care of seized animals even if found not guilty
• Redefines alligator propagation facility and commercial purposes
Animal care; zoos and petting zoos; seizure of animals.
Species: Zoo Animals
Sector: Zoos (USDA houses and exhibits animals to public) and petting zoos
Classification: Revises Requirements
Description:
• Seizures at zoo by humane investigator, law enforcement or animal control may only be done If direct and immediate threat to an animal that cannot be corrected in reasonable period of time or owner is unwilling or unable to correct after receiving notice and reasonable period to correct
• Requires filing report within 5 days on animal’s condition, location impounded and other information
Dangerous captive animal exhibits; penalty.
Species: Dangerous captive animal: bear, elephant, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, tiger, hybrid, nonhuman primate
Sector: Keepers
Classification: Ban – Direct Contact
Description:
Bans keepers from allowing direct contact with dangerous captive animals – penalty is Class 3 misdemeanor with $500 fine
Prohibiting the participation of animals in traveling animal acts.
Species: Covered Animals =
* bear
* canines including hybrids except domestic
* elephant
* all cats including hybrids except domestic
* elasmobranchii
* crocodilians
* marsupials
* nonhuman primate
* Artiodactyla except domestic cattle, bison, American and water buffalo, yak, zebu, gayal, Bali cattle, suidae, sheep, llama, alpaca; Camelids; Perrisodactyla except domestic horse, pony, donkey, mule
Sector: Traveling Exhibitors except nonmobile, permanent facility
Classification: Ban – Traveling Acts
Description:
Bans covered animals in traveling acts where they are transported in mobile or traveling housing except nonmobile, permanent facilities if not transported for a performance – civil penalty of $200-2000/per animal/per day
Establishing a system for issuing permits for persons to provide rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured wildlife
Species: All
Sector: Rehabilitators
Classification: New Permit
Description: Creates new permit and requirements for rehabilitators