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 124 STAT. 3179 PUBLIC LAW 111–294—DEC. 9, 2010 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5566: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111 –549 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): July 20, 21, considered and passed House. Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. Nov. 15, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712. Nov. 19, Senate concurred in House amendment. ‘‘(e) EXCEPTIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not apply with regard to any visual depiction of— ‘‘(A) customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices; ‘‘(B) the slaughter of animals for food; or ‘‘(C) hunting, trapping, or fishing. ‘‘(2) GOOD-FAITH DISTRIBUTION.—This section shall not apply to the good-faith distribution of an animal crush video to— ‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency; or ‘‘(B) a third party for the sole purpose of analysis to determine if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate. ‘‘(f) NO PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt the law of any State or local subdivision thereof to protect animals.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 48 in the table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘48. Animal crush videos.’’. (c) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of section 48 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by this section), or the application of the provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the provision and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 4. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. The budgetary effects of this Act, for purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on this conference report or amendments between the Houses. Approved December 9, 2010. 18 USC 48 note.