Bill > S1823

This bill provides relief for livestock producers by authorizing them and their employees to take (capture, kill, disperse, or transport the carcass of) black vultures when these birds are causing or are reasonably believed to be likely to cause death, injury, or destruction to livestock. The bill specifically defines key terms, including "black vulture" as the Coragyps atratus species and "livestock producer" as defined in the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act. Importantly, the bill allows these actions despite existing protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, with one critical restriction: producers cannot use poison to take black vultures. Producers who take black vultures must submit an annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office by January 31st, using a reporting form that the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service will develop within 180 days of the Act's enactment. The reporting form is intended to be no more complicated than similar existing forms for permitted bird take. This legislation aims to provide livestock producers with a legal mechanism to protect their animals from black vulture predation while maintaining a documentation process to track such interventions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1823/all-info