Lacey Act Amendments On 3/28 following a roll call to limit debate on the measure (cloture), the Senate voted 68-28 to send its version (text from S1260) of this bill back to the House. Next, the House will reject this text. This was the process needed to set up a cross-chamber conference committee to settle on the final language for the bill (reconciliation of the two bills, HR4521 and S1260).
More updates will follow as committee members are assigned and the reconciliation advances. Please keep contacting your legislators to voice your opposition!
Our permanent alert link (where we have posted other updates) remains https://usark.org/2022lacey/.
ALERT: Connecticut UPDATE 3/28: The bill passed Committee but it was amended. The list of species in the bill text was edited. The good news is that it removed the “including, but not limited to” text. This means that now the bill is limited to the list of species listed in the text. It no longer includes ALL non-domesticated animals, but instead only the species in the classifications below. Here is the relevant new definition:
- “exotic or wild animal” means any Canidae other than a domestic dog, cetartiodactyla, crocodilian, elasmobranchii, Felidae other than a domestic cat, marsupialia, nonhuman primates, perissodactyla other than a domestic horse, pony, donkey or mule, pinnipedia, probocidea, ratites, spheniscidae or Ursidae
This is still a bad and unnecessary bill authored by radical animal rights groups. They will assuredly try to get the original broad species ban text implemented, whether that is this session during the legislative process or in a future session as an amendment to the law if the bill passes. The end game is NO ANIMALS IN OUR LIVES! This is just one board building the coffin to end it all.
Thank you to everyone who opposed the original bill and those who continue to do so. Your voices made a difference!Here is the complete new text: https://usark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-CT-HB5293-amend.pdf
Get all details at https://usark.org/22ct/.
Lacey Act Frequently Act Questions (FAQ) We have compiled a comprehensive list of questions and answers regarding the unsettling Lacey Act amendments found in the America COMPETES Act. Please read and share to keep animal communities and businesses informed. This is especially helpful on social media where we have seen misinformation posted regarding this issue. This FAQ is a very valuable and informative tool to keep everyone educated. Thank you to everyone opposing these disturbing and overreaching changes to the Lacey Act!
On our website: https://usark.org/2022laceyfaq/
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