,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dehd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 ,m-#dd devices1 commonly known as cyanide bombs1 on public land1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,canyon's ,law4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,sodium cyanide is the highly toxic pesticide active ingredient used in ,m-#dd devices1 also known as cyanide bombs1 and is used to kill wolves1 coyotes1 foxes1 and wild dogs suspected of preying on livestock and poultry4 7#b7 ,sodium cyanide is registered for restricted use under the ,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 as a ,category ,one acute toxicant1 the most hazardous ,environmental ,protection ,agency classification available1 due to the harm it poses to people and the environment4 7#c7 ,poisoning by sodium cyanide leads to central nervous system depression1 cardiac arrest1 respiratory failure1 paralysis1 and blindness4 7#d7 ,the ,environmental ,protection ,agency authorizes the use of ,m-#dd devices nationwide1 and in recent years1 ,m-#dds were used in ,colorado1 ,idaho1 ,north ,dakota1 ,nebraska1 ,new ,mexico1 ,nevada1 ,oklahoma1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,virginia1 ,west ,virginia1 and ,wyoming4 7#e7 ,in #bjag1 an ,m-#dd device exposed an ,idaho child to a sublethal dose of sodium cyanide with subsequent short-term and long-term medical complications4 ,two ,wyoming children were also exposed to the poison from another ,m-#dd device4 ,three family dogs died in these two separate incidents4 7#f7 ,the indiscriminate ,m-#dd device commonly harms nontarget wildlife and people2 at least #db people have accidentally triggered a cyanide bomb causing exposure to cyanide gas and injuries since #aihd4 7#g7 ,m-#dd devices kill targeted animals only #ec percent of the time4 ,thousands of nontarget species of animals have been killed by ,m-#dds1 including bald eagles1 golden eagles1 gray wolves1 black bears1 grizzly bears1 bobcats1 fishers1 and family dogs4 7#h7 ,despite the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service determining in #aiic that ,m-#dd devices could kill endangered species like the ,california ,condor1 the use of the ,m-#dd continues in areas where endangered species are found and continues to result in the deaths of endangered species4 #c4 ,use of ,m-#dd devices on public land prohibited 7a7 ,in general ,preparing1 placing1 installing1 setting1 deploying1 or otherwise using an ,m-#dd device on public land is prohibited4 7b7 ,removal ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any ,federal1 ,state1 or county agency that has prepared1 placed1 installed1 set1 or deployed an ,m-#dd device on public land shall remove each such ,m-#dd device from public land4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,m-#dd device 7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,m-#dd device means a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal4 7,b7 ,common names ,the term ,m-#dd device includes any device that may be commonly known as an ,m-#dd ejector device or an ,m-#dd predator control device4 7#b7 ,public land ,the term public land means any ,federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of a public land management agency4 7#c7 ,public land management agency ,the term public land management agency means each of1 or a combination of1 the following3 7,a7 ,the ,national ,park ,service4 7,b7 ,the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7,c7 ,the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7,d7 ,the ,bureau of ,reclamation4 7,e7 ,the ,forest ,service4