PESTT Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 14, 2013)
Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define "urban rodent control" (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an airport or in a rural area.
Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on activities carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that: (1) identifies activities that can be carried out by private sector entities, (2) prioritizes those vital to the protection of public health and safety and agricultural production and that can be performed by such entities, and (3) recommends ways to avoid duplication by the Wildlife Services program and the private sector.
What just happenedMar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2013
- Mar 1, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House