Lacey Act 2008

• Date: May 09, 2011
• Source: Admin

The Lacey Act was first introduced by Iowa Congressman John Lacey in the spring of 1900. It was signed into law by President William McKinley on May 25, 1900. The original Act was directed more at the preservation of game and wild birds by making it a federal crime to poach game in one state with the purpose of selling the bounty in another. It was also concerned with the potential problems of the introduction of non-native, or exotic species of birds and animals into native ecosystems.