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S. 2195

Animal Damage Control Amendments of 1980

Animal Damage Control Amendments of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to carry out a program for controlling the damage caused by predators of livestock. Requires the Secretary, in conducting such program: (1) to use and permit the use of lethal and nonlethal animal control devices, methods, and chemical toxicants; (2) to undertake research activities concerning chemical toxicants and other nonlethal control techniques; (3) to use preventive control techniques to manage predator populations; and (4) to establish an ad hoc committee to review biannually the Secretary's animal damage control activities.

Directs the Secretaries to submit annually a joint report on the development and implementation of such program to Congress.

Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX](R-TX)Sponsor
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    Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Environment and Public Works Committee
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    Introduced in Senate