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Committee advances resolution after brief debate on sodium cyanide risks
Summary
The committee gave a due pass to SCR 4012 after brief discussion about risks of sodium cyanide to secondary wildlife; committee members debated whether secondary poisoning is a concern and then voted to advance the resolution.
The Agriculture Committee voted to advance Senate Concurrent Resolution 4012 following limited discussion that included a question about whether sodium cyanide poses a risk of secondary poisoning to raptors and other scavengers.
Representative Overlidge asked whether testimony addressed the risk of sodium cyanide entering the food chain through predators scavenging targeted animals. A committee member replied succinctly: "The secondary it has no effect on the secondary. So if the coyote gets shot, eagle eats it, eagle's not gonna die." Representative Sue Henderson, who said she researched the topic before the hearing, noted that animal-rights activists have campaigned against the chemical and that federal policy has shifted across administrations; she stated, "And, I think if this is something we wanna ensure in the future, I think Texas has actually put something in their century code that they can do this with parameters. So I'm I'm a yes on this, by the way."
After brief debate, the clerk called the roll and the committee recorded the vote; the clerk announced the tally as "13 0 1." The motion passed and the committee appointed a carrier to advance the measure.
The discussion focused narrowly on the toxicology question and on policy choices in other states; the resolution was advanced without additional amendments recorded in the committee transcript.
