4/7/2003

Consensus on Lead Sinkers in MN:  Working together, a coalition of industry leaders in Minnesota, state legislators, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reached consensus on new legislative language affecting the manufacture, sale, and use of lead fishing tackle in that state. The ASA Trade and Commerce Sub- Committee's position paper on the lead sinker issue gave a strong basis of information for the negotiations. Replacing previously introduced legislation calling for an all-out ban on lead tackle weighing one ounce or less, the state's Omnibus Game and Fish Bill instead makes provisions aimed at education on lead tackle and the availability of non-lead products. For more information, contact Vice President Gordon Robertson, 703-519-9691 x237 or grobertson@asafishing.org.