118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1940Canyon’s Law

A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jun 13, 2023
Last action Jun 13, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 13, 2023
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Referred
Jun 13, 2023
EPW
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 must remove each such device from such land.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.