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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4775 

To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’), 

to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of 

Compound 1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 

to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, to prohibit the use of 

certain predator control devices by the federal government, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 18, 2007 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. FARR, Ms. 

SUTTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

KUCINICH, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture 

and 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 prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate 

(known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’), to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 

1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 

1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, 

to prohibit the use of certain predator control devices 

by the federal government, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Compound 1080 and 

5 M–44 Elimination Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF COMPOUND 1080. 

7 (a) IMMEDIATE PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE, 

8 PROCESSING, OR DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE OF COM9 POUND 1080.— 

10 (1) AMENDMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CON11 TROL ACT.—Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Con12 trol Act (15 U.S.C. 2605) is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(f) COMPOUND 1080.—No person may manufac15 ture, process, or distribute in commerce sodium 

16 fluoroacetate (known as ‘Compound 1080’ or sodium 

17 monofluoroacetate).’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

19 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act. 

21 (b) PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF COMPOUND

22 1080.— 

23 (1) PROHIBITION.—Whoever (other than a per24 son acting under the authority of section 3(c)) pos25 sesses sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 


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1 1080’’ or sodium monofluoroacetate) shall be fined 

2 under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

3 not more than 2 years, or both. 

4 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

5 take effect at the end of the 18-month period begin6 ning on the first day of the first month beginning 

7 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF STOCKS OF 

9 COMPOUND 1080. 

10 (a) INVENTORY AND COLLECTION OF COMPOUND

11 1080 HELD BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

12 (1) INVENTORY.—Not later than 6 months 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Ad15 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

16 and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall con17 duct an inventory to identify stocks of sodium 

18 fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’ or so19 dium monofluoroacetate) held by, or under the con20 trol of, any entity of the Federal government. 

21 (2) COLLECTION.—During the collection period, 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with 

23 the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall solicit and 

24 accept the transfer of stocks of Compound 1080 held 


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1 by, or under the control of, any entity of the Federal 

2 government. 

3 (3) REQUIRED TRANSFER.—Each entity of the 

4 Federal government— 

5 (A) shall identify stocks of Compound 

6 1080 held by, or under the control of, such en7 tity in accordance with the inventory under 

8 paragraph (1); 

9 (B) shall transfer such stocks to the Sec10 retary of Agriculture during the collection pe11 riod; and 

12 (C) shall transfer such stocks acquired by 

13 the entity after the collection period to the Sec14 retary of Agriculture as soon as practicable, but 

15 not later than 6 months after the date of the 

16 acquisition of such stocks. 

17 (b) INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, COLLECTION, AND

18 COMPENSATION FOR NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 

19 (1) INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.—Beginning not 

20 later than 3 months after the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in collabo22 ration with the Administrator of the Environmental 

23 Protection Agency and the Secretary of Homeland 

24 Security, shall implement a program to disseminate 

25 information to the public about the prohibition of 


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1 Compound 1080 under section 2 and the collection 

2 and compensation program under this subsection. 

3 (2) COLLECTION.—During the collection period, 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with 

5 the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall solicit and 

6 accept the transfer of stocks of Compound 1080 held 

7 in public or private ownership in the United States. 

8 (3) COMPENSATION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri10 culture shall compensate persons (other than an 

11 entity of the Federal government) who transfer 

12 stocks of Compound 1080 to the Secretary dur13 ing the collection period for the reasonable 

14 value of such stocks as determined by the Sec15 retary. 

16 (B) FUNDING SOURCE.—Notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, the funds to provide 

18 the compensation required by subparagraph (A) 

19 shall be derived from amounts made available 

20 for the Wildlife Services Program of the De21 partment of Agriculture. If such amounts are 

22 insufficient to provide compensation to all per23 sons entitled to compensation under such sub24 section, the Secretary shall use other funds apVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:06 Dec 19, 2007 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4775.IH H4775

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1 propriated or otherwise made available to the 

2 Department. 

3 (c) DESTRUCTION.— 

4 (1) INITIAL DESTRUCTION.—Not later than 2 

5 years following the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration 

7 with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall de8 stroy all stocks of Compound 1080 acquired during 

9 the collection period and all stocks of Compound 

10 1080 held by, or under the control of, the Depart11 ment of Agriculture as of the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act. 

13 (2) CONTINUING DESTRUCTION.—After the col14 lection period, the Secretary of Agriculture shall con15 tinue to accept the transfer of stocks of Compound 

16 1080 pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(C) and shall de17 stroy all such stocks as soon as practicable. 

18 (d) COLLECTION PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, 

19 the term ‘‘collection period’’ means the 18-month period 

20 beginning on the first day of the first month beginning 

21 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF M–44. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION.—No entity of the Federal govern24 ment may use M–44. 


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1 (b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this Act, the 

2 term ‘‘M–44’’ means— 

3 (1) sodium cyanide packaged in a dispenser de4 signed to propel sodium cyanide when activated; and 

5 (2) any other form of sodium cyanide, including 

6 sodium cyanide capsules, used for wildlife manage7 ment or other animal control purposes. 

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