,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dehd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4   
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ! use ( ,m-#dd devices1    
commonly kn[n z cyanide bombs1 on public
 l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,canyon's ,law4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,sodium cyanide is ! highly toxic      
pe/icide active +r$i5t us$ 9 ,m-#dd     
devices1 also kn[n z cyanide bombs1 & is
 us$ to kill wolves1 coyotes1 foxes1 &  
wild dogs suspect$ ( prey+ on live/ock &
 p\ltry4  7#b7 ,sodium cyanide is       
regi/]$ = re/rict$ use "u ! ,f$]al      
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide 
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 z a    
,category ,"o acute toxicant1 ! mo/     
haz>d\s ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy
 classification available1 due to ! h>m 

x poses to p & ! environm5t4  7#c7      
,poison+ by sodium cyanide leads to     
c5tral n]v\s sy/em depression1 c>diac   
arre/1 respiratory failure1 p>alysis1 & 
bl9dness4  7#d7 ,! ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy au?orizes ! use (    
,m-#dd devices nationwide1 & 9 rec5t    
ye>s1 ,m-#dds 7 us$ 9 ,colorado1 ,idaho1
 ,nor? ,dakota1 ,nebraska1 ,new ,mexico1
 ,nevada1 ,oklahoma1 ,texas1 ,utah1     
,virg9ia1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & ,wyom+4  7#e7
 ,9 #bjag1 an ,m-#dd device expos$ an   
,idaho *ild to a suble?al dose ( sodium 
cyanide ) subsequ5t %ort-t]m & long-t]m 
m$ical complications4 ,two ,wyom+ *ildr5
 7 also expos$ to ! poison f ano!r      
,m-#dd device4 ,?ree family dogs di$ 9  
^! two sep>ate incid5ts4  7#f7 ,!       
indiscrim9ate ,m-#dd device commonly    
h>ms nont>get wildlife & p2 at lea/ #db 
p h accid5tally trigg]$ a cyanide bomb  
caus+ exposure to cyanide gas & injuries
 s9ce #aihd4  7#g7 ,m-#dd devices kill  
t>get$ animals only #ec p]c5t ( ! "t4   
,?\s&s ( nont>get species ( animals h   

be5 kill$ by ,m-#dds1 includ+ bald      
eagles1 gold5 eagles1 gray wolves1 black
 be>s1 grizzly be>s1 bobcats1 fi%]s1 &  
family dogs4  7#h7 ,despite ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice det]m9+ 
9 #aiic t ,m-#dd devices c\ld kill      
endang]$ species l ! ,cali=nia ,condor1 
! use ( ! ,m-#dd cont9ues 9 areas :]e   
endang]$ species are f\nd & cont9ues to 
result 9 ! dea?s ( endang]$ species4    
#c4 ,use ( ,m-#dd devices on public l&  
prohibit$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,prep>+1 plac+1 
in/all+1 sett+1 deploy+1 or o!rwise us+ 
an ,m-#dd device on public l& is        
prohibit$4  7b7 ,removal ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or c\nty ag5cy 
t has prep>$1 plac$1 in/all$1 set1 or   
deploy$ an ,m-#dd device on public l&   
%all remove ea* su* ,m-#dd device f     
public l&4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,m-#dd device  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m ,m-#dd device means a device design$
 to propel sodium cyanide :5 trigg]$ by 
an animal4  7,b7 ,common names ,! t]m   

,m-#dd device includes any device t may 
be commonly kn[n z an ,m-#dd ejector    
device or an ,m-#dd pr$ator control     
device4  7#b7 ,public l& ,! t]m public  
l& means any ,f$]al l& "u ! adm9i/rative
 jurisdiction ( a public l& managem5t   
ag5cy4  7#c7 ,public l& managem5t ag5cy 
,! t]m public l& managem5t ag5cy means  
ea* (1 or a comb9ation (1 ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  7,b7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4 
7,c7 ,! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4  7,d7 
,! ,bureau ( ,reclamation4  7,e7 ,! ,=e/
 ,s]vice4