I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2462 
To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures 
in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2025 
Mr. ROSE (for himself, Mr. SOTO, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BOST, Mr. MESSMER, 
Mr. BARR, Mr. HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. PERRY, 
Mrs. BICE, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. GRAVES, and 
Mr. RULLI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take 
black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or de-
struction to livestock, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Black Vulture Relief 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND 
THEIR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE CERTAIN BLACK 
VULTURES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BLACK VULTURE.—The term ‘‘black vul-
ture’’ means a bird of the species Coragyps atratus. 
(2) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered 
person’’ means— 
(A) a livestock producer; or 
(B) an employee of a livestock producer 
when the employee is actively engaged in live-
stock production. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(4) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 602 of the Emer-
gency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471). 
(5) LIVESTOCK
PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘live-
stock producer’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed As-
sistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471). 
(6) TAKE.—The term ‘‘take’’ means— 
(A) to capture, kill, or disperse a black vul-
ture; or 
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(B) to transport a black vulture carcass. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
notwithstanding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 703 et seq.), a covered person may— 
(A) take or attempt to take a black vulture 
that is causing, or that the covered person has 
a reasonable belief will cause, death, injury, or 
destruction to livestock; or 
(B) in the course of taking or attempting 
to take a black vulture described in subpara-
graph (A), cause injury to the black vulture. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—A covered person may not 
take or attempt to take a black vulture through the 
use of poison. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 
of each year, a covered person that takes a black 
vulture in accordance with subsection (b) in the pre-
ceding 12-month period shall complete and submit 
to the appropriate United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service Regional Office (as determined by the geo-
graphic jurisdictions described in section 2.2 of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor reg-
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ulation)) an annual report using the form developed 
by the Director under subsection (d). 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—A covered person shall 
not be required to submit a report under paragraph 
(1) until after the date on which the Director devel-
ops and makes available the reporting form under 
subsection (d). 
(d) REPORTING FORMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall develop and make 
available on the website of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service a reporting form the Director 
determines appropriate for the purposes of accepting 
reports under subsection (c). 
(2) FORMAT.—The form developed and made 
available under paragraph (1) may not be more on-
erous to complete than similar forms required for 
permitted take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
(16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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