,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4  
,?an$> 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4    
,kri%namoor?i1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
adoption & en=cem5t ( regulations to    
prohibit ! int5tional fe$+ ( be>s on    
,f$]al public l&s 9 ord] to end ! hunt+ 
practice kn[n z be> bait+ & r$uce !     
numb] ( dang]\s int]actions betwe5 p &  
be>s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,don't ,fe$ ! ,be>s ,act (     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on fe$+ be>s on
 ,f$]al public l&s  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,f$]al l&         
managem5t ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,=e/       
,s]vice1 ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ,unit$ 

,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 &      
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 publi% &      
di/ribute mat]ials to ! public disc\rag+
 any fe$+ ( black be>s4  7#b7 ,ev5 ?\gh 
,f$]al l& manag]s are 9 agreem5t t      
private citiz5s %\ld n provide food to  
be>s1 sev]al ,f$]al l& managem5t ag5cies
 d n prohibit lic5s$ hunt]s f sett+ out 
food z bait = be>s on ,f$]al l&s 9      
,/ates :]e bait+ is p]mitt$ by ,/ate    
law4  7#c7 ,a typical bait /ation       
consi/s ( hundr$s ( p\nds ( human-sc5t$ 
foods1 (t5 includ+ p>ts ( animal        
c>casses1 pa/ries1 fruits1 & grease1 t  
are simply pil$ on ! =e/ floor or dump$ 
9 l>ge drums4  7#d7 ,! foods us$ 9 a    
bait /ation are no diff]5t ?an !        
human-sc5t$ foods t a be> might f9d 9 a 
g>bage c1 dump1 or campgr\nd1 & aft] !  
be> hunt+ season ends1 bait /ations are 
(t5 n remov$4  7#e7 ,! pres5ce ( bait   
/ations on ,f$]al l&s all[s be>s to     
increase _! food intake & results 9     
high] bir? rates1 increas+ be>          
populations4  7#f7 ,wildlife sci5ti/s   

agree t black be>s are naturally w>y (  
p1 b t fe$+ be>s human-sc5t$ foods c    
cause be>s to lose _! w>9ess & become   
embold5$ 9 approa*+ p & prop]ty 9 se>* (
 food4  7#g7 ,human-f$ be>s cause       
millions ( doll>s 9 prop]ty damage e    
ye>4  7#h7 ,be>s habituat$ to human food
 c pose a safety ?reat1 occasionally    
result+ 9 attacks on human be+s4  7#i7  
,be>s t come into conflict ) p are (t5  
label$ z nuisance animals1 & are (t5    
kill$ z a means ( protect+ p & prop]ty4 
7#aj7 ,:5 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice      
adopt$ policies to ban be> fe$+ & to end
 ! practice ( keep+ g>bage 9 op5-air    
dumps1 units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em  
exp]i5c$ a dramatic decl9e 9 be>-human  
enc\nt]s4  7#aa7 ,a majority ( ! ,/ates 
t all[ be> hunt+ ban bait+1 & black be>s
 c be hunt$ successfully by means o!r   
?an bait+4  7#ab7 ,x is inconsi/5t =    
,f$]al l& managem5t ag5cies to dem& t   
visitors to ! ,f$]al l&s n fe$ be>s1 b  
to all[ ?is practice by be> bait]s4     
7#ac7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates already prohibits

 bait+ ( migratory birds4  7b7 ,en=cem5t
 ( exi/+ nps regulation ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior %all en=ce ! regulatory       
prohibition1 conta9$ 9 section          
#b4b7;a77#b7 ( title #cf1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 aga9/ ! fe$+ ( wildlife  
on ,national ,p>k ,sy/em l&s to prohibit
 individuals f int5tionally fe$+ be>s = 
! purpose ( entic+ be>s to a p>ticul>   
area to be hunt$1 a practice kn[n z be> 
bait+4  7c7  ,en=cem5t ( exi/+ fws      
regulation  ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   
%all en=ce ! regulatory prohibition1    
conta9$ 9 section #cb4b7;h7 ( title #ej1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 aga9/ be> 
bait+ & ! bait+ ( o!r wildlife on       
wildlife refuge areas4  7d7  ,adoption (
 regulations = o!r public l&s  7#a7     
,regulation requir$  ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior1 ) respect to l&s adm9i/]$ by !
 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 & ! ,secret>y
 ( ,agriculture1 ) respect to ,national 
,=e/ ,sy/em l&s1 %all ea* adopt & en=ce 
a regulation to prohibit individuals f  
int5tionally fe$+ be>s1 includ+ fe$+ = !

 purpose ( entic+ be>s to a p>ticul>    
area to be hunt$1 a practice kn[n z be> 
bait+4  7#b7  ,deadl9e = adoption  ,!   
regulations requir$ by ?is subsection   
%all be issu$ 9 f9al =m n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7e7  ,exception 9 extraord9>y cases   
,! regulations ref]r$ to 9 subsections  
7b7 & 7c71 & ! regulations requir$ by   
subsection 7d71 %all provide an         
exception 9 extraord9>y cases :5 !      
,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es t be> fe$+ is
 requir$ = ! welf>e ( ! be>1 pres]vation
 ( public safety1 or au?oriz$ wildlife  
rese>*4