House Judiciary Ordered to Be Reported Bill to Ban Import of Constrictor Snakes
On February 28, 2012, the House Judiciary Committee ordered to be reported with amendments by voice vote H.R. 511, a bill to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes. After the bill is officially reported with its amendments, H.R. 511 will then move to the full House for action.
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(See ITT’s Online Archives 12022817 for information about the mark-up. See ITT’s Online Archives 11031106 for summary of the bill’s introduction. See ITT's Online Archives 12011902 for summary of Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) final rule, effective March 23, 2012, that bans the importation and interstate transportation of four nonnative constrictor snakes that threaten the Everglades and other sensitive ecosystems across the U.S.)
February 28, 2012 Congressional Record notation of House Judiciary report is here.
The bill as introduced is available here.
Adopted Amendment 1 is here.
Adopted Amendment 4 is here.