HB 4255: CRIM CD-TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS

Summary

Reinstates the provisions of the introduced bill, except changes the definition of "covered animal" to include: (1) cougar (puma concolor); (2) jaguar (panthera onca); (3) leopard (panthera pardus), excluding Amur leopard (panthera pardus orientalis); (4) lion (panthera leo); and (5) tiger (panthera tigris). Eliminates from the definition of "covered animal" felidae. Changes the exemptions from a violation of the provisions to a performance of a covered animal that: (1) takes place at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or other fixed facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture; and (2) is conducted by the non-mobile, permanent institution, or fixed facility. Effective July 1, 2026.

Latest recorded action

No action recorded yet.

Jun 26, 2026

This is the latest action supplied by the source, not the full legislative history.

Track bills like this one

Mandate alerts you when a bill that matters to your organization moves, and explains what it means.