SAW Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act (SAW Act) prohibits using a motor vehicle to intentionally harm or harass mammalian predator species on Federal land. The bill establishes penalties for violating this prohibition, including fines and imprisonment. It also outlines procedures for investigating potential violations and defines key terms such as ‘Federal land’ and ‘motor vehicle.’ The goal of the legislation is to protect these animals from motorized vehicles on federal lands.
Key provisions
- Prohibits using a motor vehicle to intentionally harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect mammalian predator species on Federal land.
- Establishes fines and imprisonment penalties for violations.
- Allows for exceptions when the action is taken to avoid injury or death.
- Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to investigate violations.
- Permits assistance from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies during investigations.
- Defines ‘Federal land’ as land owned by the United States, excluding land held in trust for American Indian Tribes.
- Defines ‘motor vehicle’ as a self-propelled vehicle.
- Defines ‘mammalian predator’ as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
Who is affected
- Individuals
- Motor vehicle operators
- Mammalian predator species
- Federal land managers
- American Indian Tribes
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