LEAP Act of 2015

Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 or the LEAP Act of 2015

This bill amends the Lacey Act to prohibit the importation or interstate shipment of the:

• red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans,
• devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles,
• Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex,
• soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii,
• clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata,
• lionfish species Pterois paucispinula,
• frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae,
• luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata,
• mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis,
• spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata, and
• scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3202 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3202

To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as 
   the Lacey Act, to add certain species of lionfish to the list of 
 injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2015

 Mr. Clawson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
 Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as 
   the Lacey Act, to add certain species of lionfish to the list of 
 injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped.

    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 ``Lionfish Elimination and Prevention 
Act of 2015'' or as the ``LEAP Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF SPECIES OF LIONFISH TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS 
              SPECIES THAT ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING IMPORTED OR 
              SHIPPED.

    Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``Dreissena polymorpha;'' the following: ``of the red 
lionfish of the species Pterois volitans; of the devil lionfish of the 
species Pterois miles; of the Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species 
Pterois sphex; of the soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii; 
of the clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata; of the species 
Pterois paucispinula; of the frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois 
mombasae; of the luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata; of the 
mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis; of the spotfin 
lionfish of the species Pterois antennata; of the scorpionfish of the 
species Pterois andover;''.
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