EXTENDING PROHIBITION ON ANIMAL FIGHTING TO THE TERRITORIES.

SEC. 12616. EXTENDING PROHIBITION ON ANIMAL FIGHTING TO THE TERRITORIES. (a) In General.—Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “Except as provided in paragraph (3), it” and inserting “It”; and (B) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by striking subsection (d); and (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (b) Use of Postal Service or Other Interstate Instrumentalities.—Section 26(c) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156(c)) is amended by striking “(e)” and inserting “(d)”. (c) Criminal Penalties.—Subsection (i) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156), as redesignated by section 2(3), is amended by striking “(e)” and inserting “(d)”. (d) Enforcement of Animal Fighting Prohibitions.—Section 49(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “(e)” and inserting “(d)”. (e) [7 U.S.C. 2156 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.