California is first state to ban lead in hunting ammo
Michael Winter, USA TODAY 9:20 p.m. EDT October 11, 2013
Less-toxic bullets and shot will be required by July 2019 in bid to protect wildlife, the environment and hunters' health.
In a move to protect wildlife and the environment, California on Friday became the first state to ban lead in hunting ammunition.
The measure, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, phases out lead bullets and shot by July 2019, with regulations due by July 2015.
"Lead poses a danger to wildlife. This danger has been known for a long time," Brown wrote in a signing message, noting that a leading conservation wrote about lead poisoning in 1984. The federal government banned lead ammunition from waterfowl hunting in 1991.
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