PLAQ Act of 2013

Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or the PLAQ Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or shipment of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.)

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1823 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1823

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or 
   exportation of mussels of a certain genus, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2013

    Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself and Mr. Amodei) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or 
   exportation of mussels of a certain genus, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act 
of 2013'' or as the ``PLAQ Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

    Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``of the zebra mussel of the species 
        Dreissena polymorpha;''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``Hypophthalmichthys nobilis;'' the 
        following: ``of the species of mussels of the genus 
        Dreissena''.
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