Predator Control Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Predator Control Act - Provides that no person shall (1) make field use of any chemical toxicant on any Federal lands for the purpose of killing predatory animals; or (2) make field use on such lands of any chemical toxicant which causes any secondary poisoning effect for the purpose of killing other mammals, birds, or reptiles. States that any person, including officials, employees, and agents of the United States or any State, who violates the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both; upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, violators shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000, or imprisonment not to exceed twelve months, or both. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct directly or by agreement with qualified agencies or institutions, public and private, a program of research which shall concern the control and conservation of predatory and depredating animals and the abatement of damage caused by such animals. Specifies research activities which shall be included in such program. Authorizes appropriations of $1,500,000 for each fiscal …