Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 109A — Control of Wild Animals
§ 8356. Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens; black vulture livestock protection program
Statutory text
Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens
In general
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), may issue depredation permits to livestock producers authorizing takings of black vultures or common ravens otherwise prohibited by Federal law to prevent those vultures or common ravens from taking livestock during the calving season or lambing season.
Limited to affected States or regions
The Secretary may issue permits under paragraph (1) only to livestock producers in States and regions in which livestock producers are affected or have been affected in the previous year by black vultures or common ravens, as determined by Secretary.
Reporting
The Secretary shall require, as a condition of a permit under paragraph (1), that the permit holder shall report to the appropriate enforcement agencies the takings of black vultures or common ravens pursuant to the permit.
Black vulture livestock protection program
In general
The Secretary, in coordination with States, shall carry out, through fiscal year 2030, a black vulture livestock protection program (referred to in this subsection as the “program”) that allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation.
Requirements
Each public entity or Farm Bureau organization that holds a depredation permit under the program—
shall—
demonstrate sufficient experience and capacity to provide government regulated services to the public, as determined by the Secretary;
submit a complete depredation permit application, as determined by the Secretary, for review and approval according to procedures of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
be responsible for complying with, and ensuring subpermittee compliance with, as applicable, all permit conditions; and
be responsible for collecting, managing, and reporting required information under the permit; and
may subpermit to livestock producers to take black vultures for the purposes of livestock protection.
Study
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall carry out a study on whether prescribed take levels of black vultures may be increased for subpermittees within a biologically sustainable take level for the population.
Report
Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the program, including the results of the study required under paragraph (3).
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
America’s Conservation Enhancement Act
Pub. L. 116–188 title I § 103 · 134 Stat. 905
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 103, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 911
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 103, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 911Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 103. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES AND COMMON RAVENS. (a) In General.— The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), may issue depredation permits to livestock producers authorizing takings of black vultures or common ravens otherwise prohibited by Federal law to prevent those vultures or common ravens from taking livestock during the calving season or lambing season. (b) Limited to Affected States or Regions.— The Secretary may issue permits under subsection (a) only to livestock producers in States and regions in which livestock producers are affected or have been affected in the previous year by black vultures or common ravens, as determined by Secretary. (c) Reporting.— The Secretary shall require, as a condition of a permit under subsection (a), that the permit holder shall report to the appropriate enforcement agencies the takings of black vultures or common ravens pursuant to the permit.Pub. L. 118–198 § 102(2) · 138 Stat. 2678
Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), inserted heading
Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (c) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, of subsec. (a) and realigned margins
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), added subsec. (b)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–198 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (c) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, of subsec. (a) and realigned margins, and added subsec. (b).Pub. L. 118–198 § 102(1) · 138 Stat. 2678
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 8356
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(1), inserted “; black vulture livestock protection program” after “common ravens” in section catchline
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–198 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(1), inserted “; black vulture livestock protection program” after “common ravens” in section catchline.Pub. L. 118–198 § 102(3) · 138 Stat. 2678
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 8356(a)(2); 7 U.S.C. § 8356(a)(3)
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(3), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subsection (a)”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–198 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(3), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subsection (a)”.Pub. L. 118–198 § 102(2) · 138 Stat. 2678
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 8356(b); 7 U.S.C. § 8356(c)
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (5), added subsec. (b)
Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 8356(b); 7 U.S.C. § 8356(c)
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (5), redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively, of subsec. (a)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–198 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (5), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively, of subsec. (a).
1 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 8 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2024—Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (4), (5), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (c) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, of subsec. (a) and realigned margins, and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(1), inserted “; black vulture livestock protection program” after “common ravens” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(3), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subsection (a)”.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 118–198, § 102(2), (5), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively, of subsec. (a).
Credits
2020–2024 · 2 acts
- 2020Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 103, , 134 Stat. 911
- 2024Pub. L. 118–198, title I, § 102, , 138 Stat. 2678.
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(Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 103, , 134 Stat. 911; Pub. L. 118–198, title I, § 102, , 138 Stat. 2678.)