Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 7, 2017)
Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption.
The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both.
The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
What just happenedMar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 7, 2017
- Mar 23, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee - Mar 7, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 7, 2017IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E280)
- Mar 7, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House