ANIMALS: Urges and requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency to take action on feral hog toxicant testing and registration

This resolution from the Louisiana House of Representatives urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Congress to expedite the testing and registration of a toxicant designed to control the feral hog population. The bill specifically requests the EPA to allow the use of a field trial exemption to speed up the approval process for a sodium nitrite-based product developed by LSU AgCenter researchers. It highlights the significant economic and environmental damage caused by feral hogs in Louisiana, noting that current approval timelines could result in billions of dollars in losses. The measure does not directly change federal law but serves as a formal request to federal agencies to prioritize this invasive species control method.