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![handle is hein.animal/acmenpa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: PUBLIC LAW 110-22-MAY 3, 2007
Public Law 110-22
110th Congress
An Act
May 3, 2007 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal
[H.R. 137] fighting, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
Animal Fighting the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Prohibition
Enforcement Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
of 2007.
18 USC 1 note. This Act may be cited as the Animal Fighting Prohibition
Enforcement Act of 2007.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
§ 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
Whoever violates subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) of section 26
of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation..
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of contents for such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
48 the following:
49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions..
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is
amended-
(1) in subsection (c), by striking interstate instrumentality
and inserting instrumentality of interstate commerce for
commercial speech;
(2) in subsection (d), by striking such subsections and
inserting such subsection;
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell,
buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign commerce a knife,
a gaff, or any other sharp instrument attached, or designed or
intended to be attached, to the leg of a bird for use in an animal
fighting venture.;
(4) in subsection (g)-
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking or animals, such
as waterfowl, bird, raccoon, or fox hunting; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
(3) the term 'instrumentality of interstate commerce'
means any written, wire, radio, television or other form of
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