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US HB3946
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Don Bacon
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AI Summary
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Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "rooster" as any male Gallus Domesticus older than 6 months and prohibits using the Postal Service or interstate instrumentalities to transport roosters
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Makes gambling on animal fighting ventures illegal, including both in-person and broadcast events
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Prohibits causing any individual under age 16 to attend an animal fighting venture
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Allows any person to file civil citizen suits in federal district court to enjoin violations, with fines up to $5,000 per violation and potential recovery of attorney's fees
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Authorizes seizure of all real property (including leasehold interests, lots, tracts of land, and improvements) used to commit or facilitate violations of animal fighting sponsorship or exhibition laws
Legislative Description
FIGHT Act of 2025 Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-risk Trafficking Act of 2025
Animals
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
6/12/2025