Transparency for Lethal Control Act

Bill: 114-hr-2236
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2015-05-05
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Animal and plant health

Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transparency for Lethal Control Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to report annually to Congress on the animals killed under the Wildlife Services program or by a state or local entity acting in cooperation with or on behalf of the program. The report must be made publicly available on the Internet and must include: the number of animals killed, species names, methods used to kill the animals, and reasons for killing the animals. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2236 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2015 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. DeFazio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to submit to Congress, and make available to the public on the Internet, a report on the animals killed under the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency for Lethal Control Act . 2. Report on animals killed under Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public on the Internet, a report on the animals killed under the wildlife services program under section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1931 ( 7 U.S.C. 426 ; 46 Stat. 1468), or by a State or local entity acting in cooperation with or on behalf of the wildlife services program during the preceding calendar year, including— (1) the number of such animals killed, listed by State, county (or other similar political subdivision of a State), and municipality; (2) the species name for such animals; (3) the method used to kill such animals; and (4) the reasons that the Secretary determined that— (A) the species of such animals were injurious; and (B) killing such animals was necessary.