SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ATTENDING AN ANIMAL FIGHT OR CAUSING A MINOR TO ATTEND AN ANIMAL FIGHT.

Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) in the heading, by striking ‘Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in’ and inserting ‘Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in, Attending, or Causing a Minor To Attend’;

(B) in paragraph (1)--

(i) in the heading, by striking ‘In General’ and inserting ‘Sponsoring or Exhibiting’; and

(ii) by striking ‘paragraph (2)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (3)’;

(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

‘(2) ATTENDING OR CAUSING A MINOR TO ATTEND- It shall be unlawful for any person to--

‘(A) knowingly attend an animal fighting venture; or

‘(B) cause a minor to attend an animal fighting venture.’; and

(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘(5) the term ‘minor’ means a person under the age of 18 years old.’.