Ask me to break this bill down.
This is not an official government website.
Copyright © 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Updates federal animal welfare law to add a legal definition of “rooster” and to strengthen prohibitions and enforcement against animal fighting involving roosters. It makes it illegal to sponsor, exhibit, attend (including causing anyone under 16 to attend), or gamble on rooster fighting ventures, clarifies that using the Postal Service or other interstate means in connection with such activity is covered, and creates new civil remedies and seizure authority to enforce violations.
The change adds private civil suit rights and seizure rules for property used in violations, amends existing statutory language for clarity, and includes a technical fix about conflicts with state law. The main effect is to broaden enforcement tools and liability for people and entities who organize, promote, profit from, or facilitate rooster fighting.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by John Neely Kennedy · Last progress April 10, 2025
FIGHT Act of 2025