Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4995 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4995

    To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo 
                   products, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

    Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. 
    Barragan, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo 
                   products, 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 ``Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. KANGAROOS AND KANGAROO PRODUCTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Kangaroo.--The term ``kangaroo'' means a dead animal or 
        a part thereof of the species--
                    (A) Macropus fuliginosus (commonly known as the 
                `western grey kangaroo');
                    (B) Macropus giganteus (commonly known as the 
                `eastern grey kangaroo');
                    (C) Osphranter robustus (commonly known as the 
                `common wallaroo'); or
                    (D) Osphranter rufus (commonly known as the `red 
                kangaroo').
            (2) Kangaroo product.--The term ``kangaroo product'' means 
        an item that is composed in whole or in part of a kangaroo.
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--It is unlawful for any person to knowingly--
            (1) bring into the United States for commercial purposes, 
        possess with the intent to sell, or sell a kangaroo; or
            (2) introduce or manufacture for introduction into, sell or 
        offer to sell, trade, advertise, transport, or distribute in 
        interstate commerce a kangaroo product.
    (c) Criminal Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--Any person who knowingly violates this 
        section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for 
        not more than 1 year, or both.
            (2) Separate offense.--Each violation of this section shall 
        be a separate offense and the offense is deemed to have been 
        committed in the district in which the defendant may have taken 
        or been in possession of the kangaroo or kangaroo product.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and any other 
agency the Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate, shall issue 
regulations necessary to implement this section.
    (e) Effective Date.--Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section.
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