MN bill advances to prohibit MN DNR restrictions on lead shot in hunting

Post date: Apr 10, 2017 8:46:51 PM

3/30/2017 news from the MN state capitol on the bill to prohibit the MN DNR from further restricting the use of lead shot in hunting (HF 256 / SF 263):

MN Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn brought an amendment to the House floor to remove the prohibition from the omnibus environment & natural resources finance & policy bill, HF 888. Unfortunately, it failed 50-82 on a roll-call vote.

Video 1: Highlights from the debate of the amendment.

Video 2: Full debate of the amendment.

Snapshot #1 (arguments for the restrictions) from the 1/15/2016 MN DNR presentation on proposed lead shot restrictions on farmland WMAs.
Snapshot #2 (game bird ingestion of lead) from the 1/15/2016 MN DNR presentation on proposed lead shot restrictions on farmland WMAs.

Snapshots from the 1/15/2016 MN DNR presentation on proposed lead shot restrictions on farmland WMAs.