Summary

Prohibits interstate and foreign commerce, sale, transport, possession, acquisition, and breeding of a broad list of nonhuman primate species by adding them to the Lacey Act’s list of prohibited wildlife. Allows limited, specific exemptions: custodial transporters moving animals to authorized recipients, persons who already possess primates born before enactment if they register and meet conditions, and USDA-registered research facilities in good standing. The Department of the Interior must issue implementing regulations within 180 days and owners of existing animals must register individuals within 180 days of enactment.

• Creates a statutory category "prohibited primate species" covering most nonhuman primates and hybrids.
• Makes import, export, interstate/foreign commerce, sale, acquisition, breeding, and possession of those primates unlawful under the Lacey Act.
• Authorizes narrow exemptions for custodial transporters, existing owners (subject to registration and restrictions), and USDA-registered research facilities.
• Requires registration of pre-enactment primates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within 180 days of enactment.
• Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue implementing regulations within 180 days.
• Does not appropriate new funds or modify the tax code in the text provided.
• Applies Lacey Act enforcement tools (civil and criminal penalties) to the newly covered primate species.
• Limits public contact with grandfathered animals and bars their sale, transfer, or breeding after enactment.