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[USC02] 7 USC 8351: Predatory and other wild animals
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7 USC 8351: Predatory and other wild animals Text contains those laws in effect on July 10, 2020
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 109A-CONTROL OF WILD ANIMALS
The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall use the most expeditious procedure practicable to process and administer permits for take of-
(Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370, §1, 46 Stat. 1468 ; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, §1013(d), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1901 ; Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title VII, §767], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549 , 1549A-44; Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, §4307, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3886 .)
The Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the Bald Eagle Protection Act), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is act June 8, 1940, ch. 278, 54 Stat. 250 , which is classified generally to subchapter II of chapter 5A (§668 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884 , which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§1531 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1531 of Title 16 and Tables.
2018-Pub. L. 115–270 designated first and second sentences as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, inserted subsec. headings, and added subsec. (c).
2000-Pub. L. 106–387 inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to conduct such investigations, experiments, and tests as he may deem necessary in order to determine, demonstrate, and promulgate the best methods of eradication, suppression, or bringing under control on national forests and other areas of the public domain as well as on State, Territory, or privately owned lands of mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, brown tree snakes, and other animals injurious to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, wild game animals, fur-bearing animals, and birds, and for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies and tularemia in predatory or other wild animals; and to conduct campaigns for the destruction or control of such animals: Provided, That in carrying out the provisions of this section the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with States, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions."
1991-Pub. L. 102–237 inserted "brown tree snakes," after "rabbits,".
Pub. L. 99–190, §101(a) [H.R. 3037, title I, §101], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185 ; Pub. L. 100–202, §106, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–433 , provided in part: "That effective upon the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 1985] and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426–426b) [now 7 U.S.C. 8351, 8352], (transferred to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 4(f) of 1939 Reorganization Plan No. II) and all personnel, property, records, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds of the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior used, held, available or to be made available in connection with the administration of such Act, are hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture, and this appropriation shall be available to carry out such authorities."
Pub. L. 115–334, title II, §2408, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4574 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-The Secretary [of Agriculture] shall establish a feral swine eradication and control pilot program to respond to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health.
"(b) Duties of the Secretary.-In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall-
"(c) Assistance.-The Secretary may provide financial assistance to agricultural producers under the pilot program to implement methods to-
"(d) Coordination.-The Secretary shall ensure that the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service coordinate for purposes of this section through State technical committees established under section 1261(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861(a)).
"(e) Pilot Areas.-The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in areas of States in which feral swine have been identified as a threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as determined by the Secretary.
"(f) Cost Sharing.-
"(1) Federal share.-The Federal share of the costs of activities under the pilot program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such activities.
"(2) In-kind contributions.-The non-Federal share of the costs of activities under the pilot program may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services.
"(1) Mandatory funding.-Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $75,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
"(2) Distribution of funds.-Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)-
"(3) Limitation on administrative expenses.-Not more than 10 percent of funds made available under this section may be used for administrative expenses of the pilot program."
Pub. L. 111–11, title VI, subtitle C, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1170 , provided that:
"(1) Indian tribe.-The term 'Indian tribe' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b) [now 25 U.S.C. 5304].
"(2) Livestock.-The term 'livestock' means cattle, swine, horses, mules, sheep, goats, livestock guard animals, and other domestic animals, as determined by the Secretary.
"(3) Program.-The term 'program' means the demonstration program established under section 6202(a).
"(4) Secretaries.-The term 'Secretaries' means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting jointly.
"(a) In General.-The Secretaries shall establish a 5-year demonstration program to provide grants to States and Indian tribes-
"(b) Criteria and Requirements.-The Secretaries shall-
"(2) when promulgating regulations to implement the program under paragraph (1), consult with States that have implemented State programs that provide assistance to-
"(c) Eligibility.-To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State or Indian tribe shall-
"(4) submit to the Secretary-
"(A) annual reports that include-
"(d) Allocation of Funding.-The Secretaries shall allocate funding made available to carry out this subtitle-
"(2) among States and Indian tribes based on-
"(e) Eligible Land.-Activities and losses described in subsection (a) may occur on Federal, State, or private land, or land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, an Indian tribe.
"(f) Federal Cost Share.-The Federal share of the cost of any activity provided assistance made available under this subtitle shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity.