To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.

This law prohibits the capture, importation, exportation, and breeding of four specific whale species—orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, and pilot whales—for the purpose of public display. Government agencies are forbidden from issuing permits to take or import these species for public view,