HR 5643 IH
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5643
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘Compound 1080’) and to prohibit the use of sodium cyanide for predator control.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2010
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
A BILL
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘Compound 1080’) and to prohibit the use of sodium cyanide for predator control.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE, PRODUCTION, SALE, IMPORTATION, OR EXPORTATION OF COMPOUND 1080.
Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘(g) Compound 1080- The use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘Compound 1080’) is prohibited. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.’.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SODIUM CYANIDE FOR PREDATOR CONTROL.
(a) Prohibited Act- Sodium cyanide may not be used in a predator control device.
(b) Penalty- Whoever uses sodium cyanide in a predator control device shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
(c) Predator Control Device- In this section, the term ‘predator control device’ means--
(1) a dispenser designed to propel sodium cyanide when activated by an animal; and
(2) any other means of dispensing sodium cyanide, including in the form of sodium cyanide capsules, for wildlife management or other animal control purposes.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.5643 as Introduced in House Compound 1080 and Sodium Cyanide Elimination Act
