The Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 allows livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures to prevent livestock harm.
The Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 permits livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures causing or likely to cause livestock death, injury, or destruction. This includes causing injury to the vulture during the process. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service must create a reporting form within 180 days of enactment. Covered persons must submit an annual report by January 31 each year. Poison use is prohibited. The Act defines "black vulture," "covered person," "livestock," "livestock producer," and "take.
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