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Introduced Session

Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from knowingly attending an animal fighting venture or knowingly causing a minor (a person under the age of 18) to attend such a venture. Subjects any person who: (1) knowingly attends such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to a year for each violation, and (2) knowingly causes a minor to attend such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to three years for each violation.

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Richard Blumenthal (D),  Scott Brown (R),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Susan Collins (R),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  John Kerry (D),  Mark Kirk (R),  Mary Landrieu (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Barbara Mikulski (D),  Patty Murray (D),  David Vitter (R),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Referred to House Judiciary (on 12/07/2012)

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