,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
the use of the poisons sodium           
fluoroacetate 7known as ,compound #ajhj7
 and sodium cyanide for predator        
control4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,chemical ,poisons  
,reduction ,act of #bjai or ,canyon's   
,law4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this
 ,act is to restrict the use of the     
poisons sodium fluoroacetate 7known as  
,compound #ajhj7 and sodium cyanide to  
kill predatory animals due to the risks 
posed by those poisons to-- 7#a7 public 
safety2  7#b7 national security2  7#c7  
the environment2 and  7#d7 persons and  
other animals that come into accidental 
contact with those poisons4  #c4        
,prohibition on use of certain poisons  

for predator control  7a7 ,definition of
 predator control device ,in this       
section1 the term predator control      
device means-- 7#a7 a dispenser designed
 to propel sodium fluoroacetate or      
sodium cyanide when activated by an     
animal2  7#b7 a livestock protection    
collar designed to release sodium       
fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide when    
punctured by an animal2  7#c7 a gas     
cartridge or other pyrotechnic device   
designed to emit sodium fluoroacetate or
 sodium cyanide fumes when activated by 
an animal2 and  7#d7 any other means of 
dispensing sodium fluoroacetate or      
sodium cyanide1 including in the form of
 capsules1 for wildlife management or   
other animal control purposes4  7b7     
,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful to   
use sodium fluoroacetate 7known as      
,compound #ajhj7 or sodium cyanide in a 
predator control device4  7c7 ,penalty  
,any person that violates subsection 7b7
 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 imprisoned for not more 

than #b years1 or both4