SAW Act

This bill would make it a federal crime to intentionally use a motor vehicle to harass, chase, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect a mammalian predator on land owned by the United States. Violators could be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to 5 years, or both. It would not be a violation if the person acted to avoid injury or death to themselves or someone else. The Secretary of the Interior would investigate violations and could get help from other federal agencies and from state and local law enforcement. Land held in trust for American Indian Tribes or individuals would not count as federal land under the bill.

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Sponsors

• Val T. Hoyle Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors