[fishtal]

This concerns everyone here! Please read this, contact your senators, and share it everywhere. This bill has already passed the House and is going to the Senate next.

Federal Legislation Threatens Pets, Zoos, Aquariums, and Bio

Proposed revisions to the Lacey Act have passed in the House, are headed to the Senate, and could bring the entire pet trade and hobby to a grinding

www.reef2rainforest.com

The specifics can be found on pages 1661-1665 here:

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-117HR4521RH-RCP117-31.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1tQpN3Ms3f0MzaijwZzlCmB2FNUriXoOveSmcZerJ_OJcd0q7RY63Vr0A

 

[LargeAngels]

This is virtually an all Democratic supported bill so contact the Democratic senators.

 

[fishtal]

This is virtually an all Democratic supported bill so contact the Democratic senators.

As you can see, this tiny part is buried in the bill and has probably missed being noticed. We need to make the Senators aware of it and urge them to remove it.

 

[LargeAngels]

The language in the COMPETES Act would change the Lacey Act list to what is often referred to as a “White List.” If the bill passes, only species that go through an administrative rulemaking process and are found not to be a risk or an injurious species would be allowed to be imported into the United States. Any species not listed would be presumed to be injurious and would be banned from import. All species would be in essence regarded as guilty until proven innocent.

The above is really troubling.