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H.R. 1406 · 115th Congress

Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

AHD HastingsSponsor
246 cosponsors · 176 D, 70 R
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3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 7, 2017

Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption.

The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both.

The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017

Latest action (Mar 23, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Policy area: Animals · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 7, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.