18 U.S.C. § 43: Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises

for the purpose of damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise; and intentionally damages or causes the loss of any real or personal property (including animals or records) used by an animal enterprise, or any real or personal property of a person or entity having a connection to, relationship with, or transactions with an animal enterprise; intentionally places a person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to that person, a member of the immediate family (as defined in section 115) of that person, or a spouse or intimate partner of that person by a course of conduct involving threats, acts of vandalism, property damage, criminal trespass, harassment, or intimidation; or conspires or attempts to do so; the offense results in no economic damage or bodily injury; or the offense results in economic damage that does not exceed $10,000; the offense results in economic damage exceeding $10,000 but not exceeding $100,000; or the offense instills in another the reasonable fear of serious bodily injury or death; the offense results in economic damage exceeding $100,000; or the offense results in substantial bodily injury to another individual; the offense results in serious bodily injury to another individual; or the offense results in economic damage exceeding $1,000,000; and imprisonment for life or for any terms of years, a fine under this title, or both, if the offense results in death of another individual. for the reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that was interrupted or invalidated as a result of the offense; for the loss of food production or farm income reasonably attributable to the offense; and for any other economic damage, including any losses or costs caused by economic disruption, resulting from the offense. a commercial or academic enterprise that uses or sells animals or animal products for profit, food or fiber production, agriculture, education, research, or testing; a zoo, aquarium, animal shelter, pet store, breeder, furrier, circus, or rodeo, or other lawful competitive animal event; or any fair or similar event intended to advance agricultural arts and sciences; the term “course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of 2 or more acts, evidencing a continuity of purpose; means the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or records, the costs of repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, the loss of profits, or increased costs, including losses and increased costs resulting from threats, acts or vandalism, property damage, trespass, harassment, or intimidation taken against a person or entity on account of that person’s or entity’s connection to, relationship with, or transactions with the animal enterprise; but does not include any lawful economic disruption (including a lawful boycott) that results from lawful public, governmental, or business reaction to the disclosure of information about an animal enterprise; injury posing a substantial risk of death; extreme physical pain; protracted and obvious disfigurement; or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; and deep cuts and serious burns or abrasions; short-term or nonobvious disfigurement; fractured or dislocated bones, or torn members of the body; significant physical pain; illness; short-term loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or any other significant injury to the body. to prohibit any expressive conduct (including peaceful picketing or other peaceful demonstration) protected from legal prohibition by the First Amendment to the Constitution; to create new remedies for interference with activities protected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution, regardless of the point of view expressed, or to limit any existing legal remedies for such interference; or to provide exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with respect to the conduct prohibited by this action, or to preempt State or local laws that may provide such penalties or remedies.