Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2084A
SPONSOR: Glick TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on
state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York
city water supply
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of lead ammunition when
hunting on state-owned and land contributing surface water to the New
York City water supply
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law
so that ammunition that contains one or more percent of lead by weight
may not be used to take wildlife on state-owned land that is open for ,
hunting, or land contributing surface water to the New York City water,
supply.
Section two amends section 11-0323 of the environmental conservation law
and requires that information about lead ammunition prohibitions be
included in the syllabus provided to every person whom a hunting, trap-
ping or fishing license is issued.
Section three establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The naturally occurring metal lead has been known for some time to be
highly toxic to the human body. Lead poisoning is especially dangerous
to children, whose bodies absorb lead more readily than adults. Accord-
ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children's expo-
sure to lead increases the risk for brain and nervous system damage, and
can lead to many learning and behavioral problems, including a lowering
of IQ. Extreme levels of exposure can lead to seizures, coma, and death.
Although lead has been taken out of many products over the past few
decades most notably paint and gasoline - lead is still the most common
material used for hunting ammunition. When a lead bullet strikes an
animal, the round fragments into many small pieces, not all of which are
easily detectable by the naked eye. These lead fragments can then be
