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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3655
To allow the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue depredation permits
for the taking of black vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm
to livestock, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 2019
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH (for himself, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr.
CRAWFORD, Mr. COMER, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GUEST, Mr. KELLY of
Mississippi, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. ABRAHAM,
Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To allow the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
to issue depredation permits for the taking of black
vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm to livestock,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Livestock Protection
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Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
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ing through the Director of the United States Fish and
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Wildlife Service, may issue a depredation permit to a live-
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stock farmer, authorizing the taking of a black vulture
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otherwise prohibited by Federal law during the calving or
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lambing season—
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(1) if—
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(A) such vulture is found committing dep-
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redations on livestock; or
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(B) the livestock is located in an area
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where depredation by vultures have been known
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to occur; and
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(2) provided that such taking may only occur if
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it is necessary to protect livestock from depredation.
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(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall require, as a
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condition of such a permit, that the holder of such permit
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shall report annually to the appropriate State enforcement
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agency, as determined by the Secretary, any taking of a
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black vulture under the permit.
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