This morning, the House Natural Resources Committee favorably reported H. R. 2158, as amended by Dr. Fleming, to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. A bill report on this legislation will be filed and then we await additional views will be filed to the report. View the bill and a summary, introduced in 2013, at usark.org/library/hr-2158-injurious-snake-export-bill-52013/. Text from link above (not bill which can also be viewed at link): Legislation has been introduced to solve an interstate transport issue for exporting certain snake species. Under current ruling, if a shipment must stop anywhere in the U.S. after departure, it is considered interstate commerce even though the plane is merely stopping to refuel or add freight before leaving the country. The proposed legislation will allow for export even when the shipment must pass through intermediate airports that are not designated ports. The ruling that listed several snake species as injurious under the Lacey Act has resulted in many headaches for anyone exporting these large constrictor snake species. Snakes included in this bill: Burmese python, Indian python, Northern and Southern African pythons and Yellow anaconda.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:11:16 +0000
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