HR1992-119

2. Kangaroos and kangaroo products In this section: The term kangaroo means a dead animal or a part thereof of the species— Macropus fuliginosus (commonly known as the ‘western grey kangaroo’); Macropus giganteus (commonly known as the ‘eastern grey kangaroo’); Osphranter robustus (commonly known as the ‘common wallaroo’); or Osphranter rufus (commonly known as the ‘red kangaroo’). The term kangaroo product means an item that is composed in whole or in part of a kangaroo. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly— bring into the United States for commercial purposes, possess with the intent to sell, or sell a kangaroo; or introduce or manufacture for introduction into, sell or offer to sell, trade, advertise, transport, or distribute in interstate commerce a kangaroo product. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. Each violation of this section shall be a separate offense and the offense is deemed to have been committed in the district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the kangaroo or kangaroo product. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and any other agency the Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate, shall issue regulations necessary to implement this section. Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.