Signed by Governor David Ige

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale or trade of animals, body parts, or products listed as an endangered species.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the sale or trade of an animal or its body parts in any form if the animal is listed as an endangered species by the following (Sec. 2): 
• Appendix 1 or 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species;
• The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's; or
• The Endangered Species Act.
• Specifies that this applies to animals including elephants, mammoths, rhinoceri, walruses and whales (Sec. 1). 
• Exempts the sale or trade of an animal or its body parts if the following conditions are met (Sec. 2): 
• It is distributed for an educational or scientific purpose or by a museum;
• It is a fixed component of a larger manufactured item of which it is not the primary source of value;
• The intrastate sale or trade is expressly authorized by a federal law or permit; or
• It is explicitly protected as part of traditional cultural practice.
• Exempts the following only if it contains less than 20% animal parts by volume (Sec. 2):
• A bona fide antique that can be proven by documentation to be more than 100 years old;
• A legally purchased and possessed firearm; or
• A musical instrument manufactured no later than 1975.
• Specifies that violators of the provision will be issued the following penalties (Sec. 3):
• A fine of at least $200, imprisonment up to 1 year, or both for the 1st conviction;
• A fine of at least $1,000, imprisonment up to 1 year, or both for the 2nd conviction within 5 years; or
• A fine of at least $2,000, imprisonment up to 1 year, or both for the 3rd conviction within 5 years.
• Specifies that, upon a 2nd or 3rd conviction, all animals, body parts, or products containing such, that are illegally sold or traded must be forfeited and disposed of by the state (Sec. 3).

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