1018-BH23 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Implementing the Big Cat Public Safety Act

To carry out the Big Cat Public Safety Act, FWS will establish regulations regarding ownership of these species or hybrids of them: Lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), jaguar (Panthera onca), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), and cougar (Puma concolor). Any entity who does not qualify for one of the exemptions provided in the law must register each individual animal with FWS, with certain exceptions. To increase safety for the public and big cats, the Big Cat Public Safety Act also prohibits direct contact between big cats and the public and will prohibit future private possession of big cats.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 14 Pub. L. 117–243 Statutory Final 06/18/2023 No Interim Final Rule 06/00/2023 No None No No No Naimah Aziz Manager, Division of Management Authority 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 571 218-5019 naimah_aziz@fws.gov International Affairs, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:IA, Falls Church VA 22041-3808