Congress 117 - HR 4951 - Canyon’s Law

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Animal protection and human-animal relationships Blood and blood diseases Child safety and welfare Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Land use and conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Canyon's Law

This bill prohibits the preparing, placing, installing, setting, deploying, or otherwise using an M-44 device on public land. An M-44 device is defined as a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal, including any device that may be commonly known as an M-44 ejector device or an M-44 predator control device.

No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, any federal, state, or county agency that has prepared, placed, installed, set, or deployed an M-44 device on public land shall remove each such device from such land.

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Jul 21, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Aug 6, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 6, 2021

Introduced in House

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