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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4775 
To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in com-
merce 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) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 dis-
tribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate 
(known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’), to provide for the collec-
tion 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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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 ‘‘Compound 1080 and 
M–44 Elimination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF COMPOUND 1080. 
(a) IMMEDIATE PROHIBITION
ON MANUFACTURE, 
PROCESSING, OR DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE OF COM-
POUND 1080.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CON-
TROL ACT.—Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Con-
trol Act (15 U.S.C. 2605) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) COMPOUND 1080.—No person may manufac-
ture, process, or distribute in commerce sodium 
fluoroacetate (known as ‘Compound 1080’ or sodium 
monofluoroacetate).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON POSSESSION
OF COMPOUND 
1080.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Whoever (other than a per-
son acting under the authority of section 3(c)) pos-
sesses sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 
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1080’’ or sodium monofluoroacetate) shall be fined 
under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 
not more than 2 years, or both. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection shall 
take effect at the end of the 18-month period begin-
ning on the first day of the first month beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF STOCKS OF 
COMPOUND 1080. 
(a) INVENTORY
AND COLLECTION
OF COMPOUND 
1080 HELD BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) INVENTORY.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall con-
duct an inventory to identify stocks of sodium 
fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’ or so-
dium monofluoroacetate) held by, or under the con-
trol of, any entity of the Federal government. 
(2) COLLECTION.—During the collection period, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall solicit and 
accept the transfer of stocks of Compound 1080 held 
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by, or under the control of, any entity of the Federal 
government. 
(3) REQUIRED TRANSFER.—Each entity of the 
Federal government— 
(A) shall identify stocks of Compound 
1080 held by, or under the control of, such en-
tity in accordance with the inventory under 
paragraph (1); 
(B) shall transfer such stocks to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture during the collection pe-
riod; and 
(C) shall transfer such stocks acquired by 
the entity after the collection period to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as soon as practicable, but 
not later than 6 months after the date of the 
acquisition of such stocks. 
(b) INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, COLLECTION, AND 
COMPENSATION FOR NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 
(1) INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN.—Beginning not 
later than 3 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in collabo-
ration with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, shall implement a program to disseminate 
information to the public about the prohibition of 
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