This bill restricts airlines from transporting adult roosters as cargo on flights between states or to foreign countries, with narrow exceptions for legitimate commercial agriculture. The legislation targets concerns that shipping roosters by air facilitates illegal cockfighting operations and creates aviation safety and biosecurity risks, including potential disease transmission and animal stress during flight. The bill exempts commercial farms with at least $350,000 in annual agricultural income, which must provide documentation certifying their status before transporting roosters. The Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration will enforce the ban, with violations subject to civil penalties, and the restrictions take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law. The bill does not require specific new funding and allows states to impose even stricter protections on animal air transport if they choose.
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