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PLEASE CROSS POST WIDELY...ASAP....SUPPORT S. 3880/H. 4239

Dear Friends,

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is coming to the House floor Monday for a vote. We are for this bill and it would be a major victory to get it passed. Please go to capwiz at http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/home/ and click on H 4239 and follow instructions to write your representative now to support this bill. (H. 4239 and S. 3880 are the same bill.) This bill will help protect all of us who work with birds and animals.

All the animal rights radicals are writing against it making outlandish claims about it prohibiting free speech. In fact the text of the amended bill states clearly that nothing in the bill shall be construed as overriding first amendment protections. Activists also claim it's against boycotts, but the language of the bill specifically cites boycotts and not being affected by the language of the bill. Read the actual bill passed by the senate below and write your representative now!
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Here's the bill as passed by the senate

109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3880

AN ACT To provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to
apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act' .

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO ANIMAL ENTERPRISES AND
THREATS OF DEATH AND SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO ASSOCIATED PERSONS.

(a) In General- Section 43 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:

`Sec. 43. Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises

`(a) Offense- Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or
uses or causes to be used the mail or any facility of interstate or
foreign commerce--

`(1) for the purpose of damaging or interfering with the operations
of an animal enterprise ; and

`(2) in connection with such purpose--

`(A) intentionally damages or causes the loss of any real or personal
property (including animals or records) used by an animal
enterprise , or any real or personal property of a person or entity
having a connection to, relationship with, or transactions with an
animal enterprise ;

`(B) intentionally places a person in reasonable fear of the death
of, or serious bodily injury to that person, a member of the
immediate family (as defined in section 115) of that person, or a
spouse or intimate partner of that person by a course of conduct
involving threats, acts of vandalism, property damage, criminal
trespass, harassment, or intimidation; or

`(C) conspires or attempts to do so;

shall be punished as provided for in subsection (b).

`(b) Penalties- The punishment for a violation of section (a) or an
attempt or conspiracy to violate subsection (a) shall be--

`(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment not more than 1 year, or
both, if the offense does not instill in another the reasonable fear
of serious bodily injury or death and--

`(A) the offense results in no economic damage or bodily injury; or

`(B) the offense results in economic damage that does not exceed
$10,000;

`(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 5
years, or both, if no bodily injury occurs and--

`(A) the offense results in economic damage exceeding $10,000 but not
exceeding $100,000; or

`(B) the offense instills in another the reasonable fear of serious
bodily injury or death;

`(3) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10
years, or both, if--

`(A) the offense results in economic damage exceeding $100,000; or

`(B) the offense results in substantial bodily injury to another
individual;

`(4) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 20
years, or both, if--

`(A) the offense results in serious bodily injury to another
individual; or

`(B) the offense results in economic damage exceeding $1,000,000; and

`(5) imprisonment for life or for any terms of years, a fine under
this title, or both, if the offense results in death of another
individual.

`(c) Restitution- An order of restitution under section 3663 or 3663A
of this title with respect to a violation of this section may also
include restitution--

`(1) for the reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that
was interrupted or invalidated as a result of the offense;

`(2) for the loss of food production or farm income reasonably
attributable to the offense; and

`(3) for any other economic damage, including any losses or costs
caused by economic disruption, resulting from the offense.

`(d) Definitions- As used in this section--

`(1) the term `animal enterprise' means--

`(A) a commercial or academic enterprise that uses or sells animals
or animal products for profit, food or fiber production, agriculture,
education, research, or testing;

`(B) a zoo, aquarium, animal shelter, pet store, breeder, furrier,
circus, or rodeo, or other lawful competitive animal event; or

`(C) any fair or similar event intended to advance agricultural arts
and sciences;

`(2) the term `course of conduct' means a pattern of conduct composed
of 2 or more acts, evidencing a continuity of purpose;

`(3) the term `economic damage'--

`(A) means the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or
records, the costs of repeating an interrupted or invalidated
experiment, the loss of profits, or increased costs, including losses
and increased costs resulting from threats, acts or vandalism,
property damage, trespass, harassment, or intimidation taken against
a person or entity on account of that person's or entity's connection
to, relationship with, or transactions with the animal enterprise ;
but

`(B) does not include any lawful economic disruption (including a
lawful boycott) that results from lawful public, governmental, or
business reaction to the disclosure of information about an animal
enterprise ;

`(4) the term `serious bodily injury' means--

`(A) injury posing a substantial risk of death;

`(B) extreme physical pain;

`(C) protracted and obvious disfigurement; or

`(D) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily
member, organ, or mental faculty; and

`(5) the term `substantial bodily injury' means--

`(A) deep cuts and serious burns or abrasions;

`(B) short-term or nonobvious disfigurement;

`(C) fractured or dislocated bones, or torn members of the body;

`(D) significant physical pain;

`(E) illness;

`(F) short-term loss or impairment of the function of a bodily
member, organ, or mental faculty; or

`(G) any other significant injury to the body.

`(e) Rules of Construction- Nothing in this section shall be
construed--

`(1) to prohibit any expressive conduct (including peaceful picketing
or other peaceful demonstration) protected from legal prohibition by
the First Amendment to the Constitution;

`(2) to create new remedies for interference with activities
protected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of the First
Amendment to the Constitution, regardless of the point of view
expressed, or to limit any existing legal remedies for such
interference; or

`(3) to provide exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with
respect to the conduct prohibited by this action, or to preempt State
or local laws that may provide such penalties or remedies.'.

(b) Clerical Amendment- The item relating to section 43 in the table
of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:

`43. Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises.'.
Passed the Senate September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.

109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3880

AN ACT To provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to
apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal
enterprise terror.