Bill Detail
S. 1823
Congress: 119
Title
Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025
Summary
Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows livestock producers and their employees to take certain actions against black vultures to protect livestock. (Black vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.) Specifically, livestock producers and their employees may (1) take (i.e., capture, kill, or disperse, or transport the carcass of) a black vulture that they reasonably believe will cause death, injury, or destruction to livestock; or (2) in the course of taking or attempting to take the black vulture, cause injury to the bird. However, they may not take or attempt to take a black vulture through the use of poison. Livestock producers and their employees must submit an annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on black vultures taken under this bill. The FWS must develop a reporting form and make this reporting form available on its website. Currently, the FWS has a permit process under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the taking of black vultures.
Sponsor
Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Status as of Aug 14, 3:30 AM · synced 15h ago
Introduced
2025-05-20
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Bill Engagement
Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows livestock producers and their employees to take certain actions against black vultures to protect livestock.
Lobbyists on the case
- American Farm Bureau Fed1 filing · 4 lobs
- Shelby Hagenauer2026 Q1
- Rudolph Layher2026 Q1
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