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Canyon’s Law

Introduced: June 13, 2023 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jun 13, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Canyon's Law

This bill prohibits the preparing, placing, installing, setting, deploying, or otherwise using an M-44 device on public land. An M-44 device is defined as a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal, including any device that may be commonly known as an M-44 ejector device or an M-44 predator control device.

No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, any federal, state, or county agency that has prepared, placed, installed, set, or deployed an M-44 device on public land shall remove each such device from such land.

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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