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Allows livestock producers and their employees to capture, kill, disperse, or move the carcass of black vultures that are attacking livestock or are reasonably believed likely to do so. Poison is not allowed. Requires producers to file an annual report with the appropriate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional office using a standard form the Director must publish within 180 days of enactment. The bill defines key terms used in these rules to provide clarity.
Defines “black vulture” as “a bird of the species .” (text as provided in the section).
Defines “covered person” to mean (A) a livestock producer; or (B) an employee of a livestock producer when the employee is actively engaged in livestock production.
Defines “Director” as the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Defines “livestock” by reference to the meaning given in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471).
Defines “livestock producer” by reference to the meaning given in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471).
Livestock producers and ranch workers gain a clear, immediate tool to protect animals from black vulture attacks without waiting for separate approvals, but they take on an annual reporting duty. The poison ban steers control methods toward targeted nonpoison techniques, reducing risk to other wildlife and livestock.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must design and publish a reporting form within 180 days and handle incoming annual reports, which adds administrative workload but improves data for management decisions. Black vulture populations could face increased lethal take in depredation hotspots, with potential localized ecological impacts. Agricultural communities may see fewer livestock losses; conservation and animal welfare groups may raise concerns about expanded lethal take, even with reporting and method limits.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by John Rose · Last progress March 27, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-334.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held