Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or foreign commerce.
Defines "animal crush video" as any photograph, motion picture, film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury; and (2) is obscene.
Extends the applicability of this Act to a person selling, marketing, advertising, exchanging, distributing, or creating animal crush videos outside the United States if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or (2) the video is so transported. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to seven years for violations of this Act.
Exempts from the application of this Act: (1) any visual depiction of customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices, the slaughter of animals for food, or hunting, trapping, or fishing; and (2) good faith distribution of an animal crush video to a law enforcement agency or a third party for the sole purpose of determining if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.
Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7653-7654)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712.(consideration: CR H7403-7405; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7403-7404)
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712. (consideration: CR H7403-7405; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7403-7404)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8202-8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8202-8203)
Enacted as Public Law 111-294
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8202-8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8202-8203)
Cleared for White House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 111-294.
Became Public Law No: 111-294.