SAW Act

Key Points

• Bans using any motor vehicle (like a truck, snowmobile, ATV, boat, or aircraft) to chase or kill predator mammals on federal land.
• If someone breaks the rule on purpose, they could face up to a $10,000 fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both.
• It allows an exception if a person uses a vehicle this way to avoid injury or death to themselves or someone else.
• The Interior Department would investigate possible violations and can ask for help from federal, state, and local law enforcement.
• The bill applies to U.S.-owned federal land, but not to land held in trust for Tribal nations or individual Native Americans.

Impact Analysis

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