United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1472 (108th)
Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003
Introduced
27 March 2003
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Summary
Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enforce the National Parks System regulatory prohibitions against the feeding and baiting of wildlife on National Park System lands and in wildlife refuge areas, in particular the intentional feeding of bears for the purpose of enticing them to a particular area to be hunted (bear baiting). Requires the Secretary of the Interior with respect to lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands, to adopt and enforce a regulation to prohibit individuals from intentionally feeding bears, including feeding for the purpose of bear baiting.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 March 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 March 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 March 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1472
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1472