Bill > S1588

This bill, the Captive Primate Safety Act, amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, purchase, and possession of any live animal of a prohibited primate species, which includes chimpanzees, galagos, gibbons, gorillas, lemurs, lorises, monkeys, orangutans, and tarsiers, in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill includes exceptions for certain licensed entities, such as zoos, research facilities, and wildlife sanctuaries, as well as individuals who possessed these primates before the bill's enactment. The Secretary of the Interior is required to promulgate regulations to implement these changes within 180 days of the bill's enactment.