,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1 ,mr4
 ,s*mitt1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,wick]1    
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1   
,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,hag]ty1 ,mr4 ,budd1 
,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4     
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 
& ,mr4 ,graham7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize live/ock
 produc]s & _! employees to take black  
vultures to prev5t dea?1 injury1 or     
de/ruction to live/ock1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,black ,vulture ,relief 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,au?orization =     
live/ock produc]s & _! employees to take
 c]ta9 black vultures  7a7  ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,black vulture ,!  
t]m black vulture means a bird ( !      
species ,coragyps atratus4  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 ! employee is  
actively engag$ 9 live/ock production4  
7#c7  ,director  ,! t]m ,director means 
! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &    
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7#d7  ,live/ock  ,! 
t]m live/ock has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #fjb ( ! ,em]g5cy ,live/ock ,fe$
 ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#adga74  7#e7  ,live/ock produc]  ,! t]m
 live/ock produc] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #fjb ( ! ,em]g5cy ,live/ock  
,fe$ ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihh 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #adga74  7#f7  ,take  ,! t]m  
take means--  7,a7 to capture1 kill1 or 
disp]se a black vulture2 or  7,b7 to    
transport a black vulture c>cass4  7b7  
,au?orization  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,subject 
to p>agraph 7#b71 not)/&+ ! ,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 black vulture t is
 caus+1 or t ! cov]$ p]son has a        
reasonable belief w cause1 dea?1 injury1
 or de/ruction to live/ock2 or  7,b7 9 !

 c\rse ( tak+ or attempt+ to take a     
black vulture describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 cause injury to ! black vulture4  
7#b7  ,prohibition  ,a cov]$ p]son may n
 take or attempt to take a black vulture
 ?r\gh ! use ( poison4  7c7  ,reports   
7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca 
( ea* ye>1 a cov]$ p]son t takes a black
 vulture 9 accordance ) subsection 7b7 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$]al ,regulations  
7or a successor regulation77 a report   
us+ ! =m develop$ by ! ,director "u     
subsection 7d74  7#b7  ,cl>ification  ,a
 cov]$ p]son %all n be requir$ to submit
 a report "u p>agraph 7#a7 until aft] ! 
date on :i* ! ,director develops & makes
 available ! report+ =m "u subsection   
7d74  7d7  ,report+ =ms  7#a7  ,9 g5]al 
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  

,act1 ! ,director %all develop & make   
available on ! website ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice a report+ =m !
 ,director det]m9es appropriate = !     
purposes ( accept+ reports "u subsection
 7c74  7#b7  ,=mat  ,! =m develop$ &    
made available "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n be
 m on]\s to complete ?an simil> =ms     
requir$ = p]mitt$ take "u ! ,migratory  
,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc  
et seq47 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4