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Lacey Act Amendments of 2021

USA117th CongressS-626| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lacey Act Amendments of 2021 This bill modifies the injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act, which generally prohibits the import and shipment of listed living creatures and their eggs. First, the bill specifies that the prohibition on shipment applies to interstate shipments within the continental United States. Second, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an emergency designation prohibiting the importation of a species if necessary to address an imminent threat to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife, or to the wildlife resources of the United States. Third, the bill establishes a presumptive prohibition on the importation of any nonnative species of wild mammal, wild bird, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibian, or reptile, or the eggs of any such species. The presumption may be overcome if Interior determines that the species does not pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States.
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Timeline
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural conservation and pollutionDepartment of the InteriorEcologyForests, forestry, treesHorticulture and plantsTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Lacey Act Amendments of 2021

USA117th CongressS-626| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Lacey Act Amendments of 2021 This bill modifies the injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act, which generally prohibits the import and shipment of listed living creatures and their eggs. First, the bill specifies that the prohibition on shipment applies to interstate shipments within the continental United States. Second, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an emergency designation prohibiting the importation of a species if necessary to address an imminent threat to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife, or to the wildlife resources of the United States. Third, the bill establishes a presumptive prohibition on the importation of any nonnative species of wild mammal, wild bird, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibian, or reptile, or the eggs of any such species. The presumption may be overcome if Interior determines that the species does not pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States.
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Timeline
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural conservation and pollutionDepartment of the InteriorEcologyForests, forestry, treesHorticulture and plantsTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection