HB481 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Artis McCampbell Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources, wildlife, possession for public exhibition purposes, importing of cervidae, prohibited, Sec. 9-11-328 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, certain wildlife may be held in captivity for public exhibition purposes, subject to rules adopted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. However, a publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop is not subject to this law or associated rules adopted by the department.

This bill would expressly prohibit a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop from importing or causing to be imported any species of the family Cervidae into the state.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department