legislation: 115-hr-1406

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115-hr-1406 115 hr 1406 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 Animals 2017-03-07 2017-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] FL D H000324 246 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption. The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both. The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. 2023-01-11T13:35:43Z  

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