ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM ACT of 1992 (AETA)

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THE FOLLOWING LAW PROTECTS ANIMAL RESEARCH TESTING LABORATORIES AND TESTING FACILITIES.  IT PROTECTS THE ABUSERS of ANIMALS WHILE
SILENCING THOSE WHO OBJECT TO CRUEL ANIMAL TESTING.  PERHAPS THIS LAW SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED and AMENDED, as IN ITS PRESENT FORM IT DOES NOT PROTECT ANIMALS, or ANIMAL ACQUISITION.

Click here: The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) | Center for Constitutional Rights

LOGO:  (please refer for additional information)The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.



Sign this petition if you feel this law should be amended to prevent Animal Cruelty & Abuse of Research Testing facilities.   By the way, this law applies to ALL Research facilities including dozens of our own USA Universities.

HERE IS A COPY OF THAT LAW: SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED BY OUR OWN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONGRESS:

Click here: Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992. Public Law 102-346--Aug. 26, 1992


Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992.Public Law 102-346--Aug. 26, 1992

102nd Congress
An Act To protect animal enterprises.


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 Protection Act of 1992".


SEC. 2. ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM.


(a) IN GENERAL.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 42 the following:


"%uFFFD 43. Animal enterprise terrorism


"(a) OFFENSE.--Whoever--
"(1) travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses or causes to be used the mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, for the purpose of causing physical disruption to the functioning of an animal enterprise; and


"(2) intentionally causes physical disruption to the functioning of an animal enterprise by intentionally stealing, damaging, or causing the loss of, any property (including animals or records) used by the animal enterprise, and thereby causes economic damage exceeding $10,000 to that enterprise, or conspires to do so; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.


"(b) AGGRAVATED OFFENSE.--


"(1) SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.-- Whoever in the course of a violation of subsection (a) causes serious bodily injury to another individual shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.


"(2) DEATH.--Whoever in the course of a violation of subsection (a) causes the death of an individual shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for life or for any term of years.


"(c) RESTITUTION.-- An order of restitution under section 3663 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; and


"(2)) the loss of food production or farm income reasonably attributable to the offense.


"d) DEFINITIONS.-- As used in this section--
"(1) the term 'animal enterprise' means--


"(A) a commercial or academic enterprise that uses animals for food or fiber production, agriculture, research, or testing;
"(B) a zoo, aquarium, circus, rodeo, or lawful competitive animal event; or
"(C) any fair or similar event intended to advance agricultural arts and sciences;


"(2) the term 'physical disruption' does not include any lawful disruption that results from lawful public, governmental, or animal enterprise employee reaction to the disclosure of information about an animal enterprise;


"(3) the term 'economic damage' means the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or records, the costs of repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, or the loss of profits; and


"(4) the term 'serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title.


"9e) NON-PREEMPTION.--Nothing in this section preempts any State law.".


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


"43. Animal enterprise terrorism.".


SEC. 3. STUDY OF EFFECT OF TERRORISM ON CERTAIN ANIMAL ENTERPRISES.


(a) STUDY.-- The Attorney General and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly conduct a study on the extent and effects of domestic and international terrorism on enterprises using animals for food or fiber production, agriculture, research, or testing.


(b) SUBMISSION OF STUDY.-- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) together with any appropriate recommendations and legislation to the Congress.


Approved August 26, 1992.

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