,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dici  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4  
,pflug] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cuell>7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize live/ock produc]s &
 _! employees to take cre/$ c>ac>as 9   
ord] to prev5t ! dea? ( or injury or    
de/ruction to live/ock1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,au?orization = live/ock 
produc]s & _! employees to take c]ta9   
cre/$ c>ac>as  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any
 provision ( ! ,migratory ,bird ,treaty 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq471 a    
cov]$ p]son may-- 7#a7 take or attempt  
to take a cre/$ c>ac>a t is caus+1 or t 
! cov]$ p]son has a reasonable belief w 
cause1 ! dea? ( or injury or de/ruction 
to live/ock2 or  7#b7 9 ! c\rse ( tak+  
or attempt+ to take a cre/$ c>ac>a      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 cause injury  
to su* cre/$ c>ac>a4  7b7 ,report+      
requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca (   
ea* ye>1 a cov]$ p]son t takes a cre/$  

c>ac>a pursuant to subsection 7a7 9 !   
prec$+ #ab-mon? p]iod %all complete &   
submit to ! appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates   
,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice ,regional      
,(fice 7z det]m9$ by ! geographic       
jurisdictions describ$ 9 section #b4b ( 
title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation7 an annual  
report us+ ! =m develop$ "u subsection  
7c74  7c7 ,issuance ( =m ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice %all make      
available on ! website ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice su* report+ =m
 z ! ,director det]m9es appropriate = ! 
purposes ( tak+ reports "u subsection   
7b74 ,su* =m may n be m on]\s to        
complete ?an simil> =ms = p]mitt$ take  
"u ! ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq47 requir$ z ( !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7d7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cre/$
 c>ac>a ,! t]m cre/$ c>ac>a means a bird
 ( ! species ,c>ac>a *]iway4  7#b7      

,cov]$ p]son ,! t]m cov]$ p]son means-- 
7,a7 a live/ock produc]2 or  7,b7 an    
employee ( a live/ock produc] :5 su*    
employee is actively engag$ 9 live/ock  
production4  7#c7 ,live/ock ,! t]m      
live/ock has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #fjb ( ! ,em]g5cy ,live/ock ,fe$
 ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#adga74  7#d7 ,live/ock produc] ,! t]m  
live/ock produc] has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #fjb ( ! ,em]g5cy         
,live/ock ,fe$ ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga74  7#e7 ,take ,! t]m
 take means to capture1 kill1 disp]se1  
or transport4