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As predicted by the US Herpetoculture Alliance, Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced H.R. 996: Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act on March 6, 2013. H.R. 996 is the expected re-write of H.R. 669 from 2008. H.R. 996 has 28 co-sponsors and has been referred to four different committees: House Natural Resources- Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, House Budget, House Judiciary, House Ways and Means committees. H.R. 996 seeks to set up an "accepted" (white) list of common domesticated pets and livestock, and an "unaccepted" (black) list; that by default would be everything not included on the "accepted" list. This is a "guilty until proven innocent" approach that would add all "unaccepted" species to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act in one massive blanket listing. Hundreds of species could be criminalized as to import and interstate transport. Most reptiles and amphibians would fall to the "unaccepted" list and be subject to sanctions
under the Lacey Act.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) have confirmed to the Herp Alliance that they will introduce a companion bill into the US Senate later this session.
The Herp Alliance has been busy staying ahead of this anticipated action and took numerous meetings on Capitol Hill last week to address this very issue.
The US Herpetoculture Alliance OPPOSES this legislative proposal to further corrupt the Lacey Act.
Stay tuned for an action alert from the Herp Alliance to take action to OPPOSE H.R. 996!
NO on H.R. 996
The full text of HR 996 can be read here (http://wp.me/p39E9h-qK) .
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