US HB3199

Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transport, sale, breeding, and possession of nonhuman primates including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, lemurs, monkeys, and other primate species

Exempts accredited zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, licensed research facilities registered with the Department of Agriculture, and entities transporting primates to authorized facilities

Allows current owners of primates born before enactment to keep their animals if they register with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within 180 days, do not breed or sell the animals, and prohibit direct public contact

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate implementing regulations within 180 days, though the law remains enforceable regardless of whether regulations are issued on time

Makes technical corrections to the Lacey Act, including updating references to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act