Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018”.
Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
A BILL
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from harmful confinement.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on harmful confinement of common household pets
The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“30. Prohibition on harmful confinement of common household pets
“(a) In general—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly confine a common household pet in a motor vehicle or other enclosed space if such confinement could harm or kill such common household pet through—
“(1) exposure to excessive heat or cold;
“(2) lack of ventilation; or
“(3) lack of water.
“(b) Definition of common household pet—In this section, the term “common household pet” means a domesticated animal that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes, including a dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle.
“(c) Penalty—Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation.”