Bill > S1594

This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to create new regulations around captive primates. Specifically, it defines a "prohibited primate species" as any live non-human primate, including chimpanzees, monkeys, gorillas, and other species, and their hybrids. The bill makes it illegal to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase, breed, or possess these primates in interstate or foreign commerce, with some important exceptions. These exceptions include entities that are temporarily transporting primates to authorized facilities, individuals who already owned primates before the act's enactment (provided they register these animals with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within 180 days, do not breed or acquire more primates, and prevent public contact with them), and research facilities registered with the Department of Agriculture. The bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop implementing regulations within 180 days, though the lack of timely regulation will not affect the law's enforceability. Additionally, the bill includes some technical amendments to update language and references in the existing Lacey Act Amendments.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1594/all-info