Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act”.
Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act
A BILL
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Including reptiles and fish as animals under Animal Welfare Act
Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132(g)) is amended to read as follows:
“(g)
“(1) The term animal means any live or dead warm-blooded animal (including a dog, cat, monkey (nonhuman primate mammal), guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or bird), cold-blooded animal (including a reptile, amphibian, cephalopod, or fish), or such other animal as the Secretary may determine is being used, or is intended for use, for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes, or as a pet.
“(2) Such term excludes—
“(A) birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research;
“(B) horses not used for research purposes; and
“(C) other farmed animals, such as—
“(i) livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use as food or fiber; or
“(ii) livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use for improving animal nutrition, breeding, management, or production efficiency, or for improving the quality of food or fiber.
“(3) With respect to a dog, such term means all dogs, including those used for hunting, security, or breeding purposes.”