A bill to establish a Federal Zoo Accreditation Board in order to insure that zoos and other animal display facilities maintain minimum standards of care for animal inventories, to provide technical and financial assistance to zoos.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Federal Zoo Accreditation Board - Establishes the Federal Zoo Accreditation Board as an independent establishment in the executive branch and specifies the membership of such Board. Requires the Board to establish a Committee of Advisers on Veterinary Science to consult with the Board with respect to standards or accreditations proposed, established, or revised pursuant to this Act. Title II: Accreditation of Regulated Zoos - Provides that the Board shall establish classification categories and operating standards for zoological facilities subject to this Act. States that the operating standards prescribed pursuant to this Act for each category of facilities subject to this Act shall set forth: (1) the minimum space and accommodations necessary to effect acceptable natural or pseudonatural behavioral adaptation for each species exhibited; (2) the minimum staff of both professional and nonprofessional personnel required to provide for the proper maintenance of the animal inventory; (3) the minimum educational and training requirements for professional and paraprofessional staff personnel; and (4) the recordkeeping and data collection requirements with respect to the animal …