Deporting Illegal Poachers Act

This Act may be cited as the “Deporting Illegal Poachers Act”.

(a) Inadmissibility.— Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(J) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.— Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a violation of any Federal or State law relating to— as those terms are defined under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of the offense occurred, without regard to whether the conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law, is inadmissible.

(i) hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license or permit required under such law; or

(ii) illegal hunting or fishing (including taking wildlife or fish in violation of season, bag limit, method, location, or protected species rules),”.

(b) Deportability.— Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(G) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.— Any alien who has been convicted of a violation described in section 212(a)(2)(J) is deportable.”.