“IN GENERAL.—This section does not apply with regard to any conduct, or a visual depiction of that conduct, that is— ‘‘(A) a customary and normal veterinary, agricultural husbandry, or other animal management practice; ‘‘(B) the slaughter of animals for food; ‘‘(C) hunting, trapping, fishing, a sporting activity not otherwise prohibited by Federal law, predator control, or pest control; ‘‘(D) medical or scientific research; ‘‘(E) necessary to protect the life or property of a per-son; or ‘‘(F) performed as part of euthanizing an animal.”
“IN GENERAL.—This section does not apply with regard to ...”
I am not really interested in the language of the bill.
I mainly just point out that it is being imposed by the most wrong level of govt. The feds should have no role here.
And, yes, regardless the level of govt, it is a quite safe bet that even the most well-intended/crafted language will be later changed, bureaucrat-interpreted, adjudicated and weaponized.