Bill > S2179

This bill, known as Canyon's Law, seeks to prohibit the use of M-44 devices (colloquially known as "cyanide bombs") on public lands managed by federal agencies like the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service. The bill provides extensive findings about the dangers of these devices, which use sodium cyanide to kill predators like coyotes and foxes but have caused significant unintended harm. The bill highlights that M-44 devices are highly toxic, only kill targeted animals 53% of the time, and have resulted in numerous accidental exposures to humans and deaths of non-target animals, including family pets, endangered species, and wildlife like eagles and bears. Under the bill, federal, state, and county agencies would be required to remove all M-44 devices from public lands within 30 days of the law's enactment, effectively banning their use on these lands. The legislation stems from specific incidents, including a 2017 case where an M-44 device exposed children to sodium cyanide, causing medical complications and killing family dogs, and underscores the environmental and safety risks posed by these indiscriminate predator control devices.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2179/all-info