Use of M–44 devices on public land prohibited

(a) In general Preparing, placing, installing, setting, deploying, or otherwise using an M–44 device on public land is prohibited. (b) Removal Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 M–44 device from public land. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) M–44 device (A) In general The term M–44 device means a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal. (B) Common names The term M–44 device includes any device that may be commonly known as an M–44 ejector device or an M–44 predator control device. (2) Public land The term public land means any Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of a public land management agency. (3) Public land management agency The term public land management agency means each of, or a combination of, the following: (A) The National Park Service. (B) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (C) The Bureau of Land Management. (D) The Bureau of Reclamation. (E) The Forest Service.