HR - 6311

Does anyone know if this is something to be concerned about. Looks to me like these sponsors are trying to get the jump on the Dept of Interior's request for information that happened a while ago. Seems they don't want to wait for the findings.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6311

The purpose of this Act is to establish a risk assessment process to prevent the introduction into, and establishment in, the United States of nonnative wildlife species that will cause or are likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human or animal species’ health.

(4) NONNATIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES- The term ‘nonnative wildlife species’--

• (A) except as provided in subparagraph (C), means any species of animal that is not a native species, whether or not raised in captivity;
  (B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), includes--
  • (i) any such species of mammal, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, insect, mollusk and crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, and
    (ii) any egg or offspring thereof; and
  (C) does not include any species specifically defined or regulated as a plant pest under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or as a threat to livestock or poultry under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.).

On second thought the way the economy is going it is probably doubtful the feds will spend a lot a bucks on this.

wanna watch it though, This one includes this

"SEC. 9. TREATMENT OF NONNATIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES AS NONMAILABLE MATTER.

Nonnative wildlife species included in the list of approved species issued under section 4 shall be considered and treated as nonmailable matter under section 3015 of title 39, United States Code"

This is the full text link.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h110-6311