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The Lacey Act of 1900, or more commonly The Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3371–3378, is a conservation law introduced by Iowa Rep. John F. Lacey. Title 16 of the United States Code outlines the role of conservation in the United States Code. The conservation movement also known as nature conservation is a political social and to some extent scientific movement that seeks to protect natural resources including The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. John Fletcher Lacey ( 30 May 1841, New Martinsville, Virginia - 29 September 1913) was a United States It was signed into law by President William McKinley on May 25th, 1900. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The Lacey Act has been amended several times. The most significant times were in 1969, 1981, and in 1989.

At the turn of the century, illegal commercial hunting threatened many game species in the United States. Game is any Animal hunted for Food or not normally domesticated (such as Venison) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The law prohibited the transportation of illegally captured or prohibited animals across state lines. Poaching is the illegal Hunting, Fishing or Harvesting of wild plants or animals It was the first federal law protecting wildlife, and is still in effect, though it has been revised several times. Today the law is primarily used to prevent the importation or spread of potentially dangerous non-native species. Introduced species|Weed Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions

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