Check this "Lead Chemical Action Plan" that is in draft form published by the Dept of Ecology. The hunting & Fishing section begins on page 98 of the Lead CAP.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0807009.pdf

She responded quickly to my questions.

Thank you for sending in your comments on the Draft Lead CAP. There is no proposed ban on lead ammunition in the Draft Lead CAP. We would like to work with hunters and shooters to promote non-toxic alternatives to lead without negatively affecting hunting or shooting areas.



We did not have someone representing shooting sports on the advisory committee. We tried to include a wide variety of people, but as we learned more about lead we realized that we needed to talk to even more people. WDFW was involved from the beginning. The WDFW representative came to the advisory committee meetings and was involved in the whole process. We were not trying to exclude anyone. The list of agency advisors is after the list of advisory committee members in the Draft CAP (page XVI). On the Lead CAP website (URL below) there is a link to a two page document that lists the advisory committee members on the first page and the agency advisors on the second page.



Please take a look at the fact sheet we prepared about lead ammunition and the Draft Lead CAP. I’ve attached the fact sheet to this email or you can access it at:



http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/pbt/leadcap/



Sincerely,





Holly Davies, PhD

Chemical Action Plan Developer

SWFAP/ Industrial

WA Department of Ecology

PO Box 47600

Olympia, WA 98504-7600

Phone: 360.407.7398

Fax: 360.407.6102

I have been thinking that a lead fishing weight ban was very near.

Just a matter of time.

Since lead has been shown to be toxic to wildlife and humans in minute amounts and viable substitutes exist, why do we want to persist in putting out a poisonous material when it is not necessary?