7 U.S.C. § 8351 — Predatory and other wild animals

(a) In general. The Secretary of Agriculture may run a wildlife-services program for harmful animal species and may take any action the Secretary considers necessary to run it. (b) Administration. The Secretary must administer the program consistently with all wildlife-services authorities that were in effect on October 27, 2000. (c) Action by FWS. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service must use the fastest practicable process to handle permits for taking: (1) a depredating eagle under the Act of June 8, 1940, commonly called the “Bald Eagle Protection Act,” or sections 22.11 through 22.32 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, including depredation of livestock, wildlife, and species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or another Federal management program; or (2) a migratory bird listed under section 10.13 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, that is causing a conflict. This section does not define the quoted terms.