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MN SF1595

MN SF1595
Use of lead ammunition prohibition when hunting


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Introduced
02/20/2025
In Committee
02/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting the use of lead ammunition when hunting; prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and use of lead tackle; establishing a nontoxic ammunition performance standard for shooting sports facilities; requiring nontoxic ammunition in school shooting sports; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 38.33; 38.331, subdivision 1; 87A.02, subdivision 2; 87A.10; 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 38; 97B; 97C; 325E.

AI Summary

This bill introduces comprehensive restrictions on lead ammunition and fishing tackle across multiple domains in Minnesota. The legislation mandates that 4H extension work, shooting ranges, youth hunting programs, and state high school league shooting sports must prohibit the use of lead ammunition and tackle, replacing them with nontoxic alternatives. The bill requires educational components about the toxic effects of lead and nontoxic options, and establishes specific prohibitions on using lead ammunition in scientific areas, state parks, and eventually statewide for hunting. To support this transition, the bill creates programs to provide hunters with nontoxic ammunition vouchers and an ammunition buy-back/exchange program. Additionally, the bill includes civil penalties for violations and requires the commissioner of natural resources to notify hunters about these new requirements. The legislation also introduces restrictions on selling and using small lead sinkers and jigs for fishing. Financial provisions include appropriations for the ammunition voucher program, a buy-back program, and funding for health-related testing, such as blood lead level tests for shooting sports participants and testing lead levels in water wells near shooting facilities.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (on 02/20/2025)

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