Livestock Protection Act of 2019

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3655 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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 referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Protection Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may issue a 
depredation permit to a livestock farmer, authorizing the taking of a 
black vulture otherwise prohibited by Federal law during the calving or 
lambing season--
            (1) if--
                    (A) such vulture is found committing depredations 
                on livestock; or
                    (B) the livestock is located in an area where 
                depredation by vultures have been known to occur; and
            (2) provided that such taking may only occur if it is 
        necessary to protect livestock from depredation.
    (b) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require, as a condition of such 
a permit, that the holder of such permit shall report annually to the 
appropriate State enforcement agency, as determined by the Secretary, 
any taking of a black vulture under the permit.
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