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Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a controlled environment, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act to create an exemption for sturgeon that are legally held in captivity or controlled environments as of the bill's enactment date. The exemption would allow certain activities involving captive-farmed sturgeon and their offspring that would otherwise be prohibited under the Endangered Species Act, until such time as the sturgeon are intentionally released into the wild. The bill requires persons holding such sturgeon to be able to demonstrate that their sturgeon qualifies for the exemption and to maintain records, inventories, and documentation as required by the Secretary of the Interior. The record-keeping requirements must be developed by regulation and should not unnecessarily duplicate existing regulatory requirements. The exemption is intended to allow sturgeon farming and related activities while the fish remain in captivity.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jun 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a controlled environment, and for other purposes.
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 “Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act”.
SEC. 2. STURGEON HELD IN CAPTIVITY OR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS.
Section 9(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Sturgeon.—
“(A) In general.—Subsection (a)(1) and section 7(a)(2) shall not apply to—
“(i) a sturgeon farmed that is legally held in captivity or in a controlled environment as of the date of enactment of this paragraph, until such time as the sturgeon is intentionally returned to a wild state; or
“(ii) progeny of a sturgeon described in clause (i), until such time as the progeny is intentionally returned to a wild state.
“(B) Demonstration; requirements.—
“(i) In general.—Any person holding any sturgeon or progeny described in subparagraph
(A) shall—
“(I) be able to demonstrate that the sturgeon or progeny qualifies as a sturgeon or progeny, as applicable, described in that subparagraph; and
“(II) maintain and submit to the Secretary, on request of the Secretary, such inventories, documentation, and records as the Secretary may, by regulation, require as being reasonably appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph.
“(ii) Requirements.—The requirements described in clause (i)(II) shall not unnecessarily duplicate the requirements of other rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this Act.”. <all>
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