1018-BH23 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the 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

FWS amended the implementing regulations for the Captive Wildlife Safety Act by incorporating the requirements of the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), which was signed into law on December 20, 2022. To further the conservation of certain wildlife species (lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, and cougars, or any hybrids thereof), the BCPSA made certain activities with these species unlawful. The BCPSA also required certain entities or individuals to register each such animal with the Service not later than June 18, 2023, to continue to possess these animals.

]]> Other Significant Previously 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 06/12/2023 88 FR 38358 Interim Final Rule Effective 06/12/2023 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/11/2023 Final Action 02/00/2024 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