Mr. James Ehlers;

The following is provided in response to your question to DEC Region 5
Natural Resource Supervisor Larry Nashett regarding lead sinkers.

Environmental Conservation Law, Section 11-0308, states:

"1. No person shall sell at retail or offer for retail sale lead fishing
sinkers weighing one-half ounce or less. Each day of sale or offering for
sale shall constitute a separate violation of this section.

"2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

"(a) "sinker" shall mean any device that is designed to be attached to a
fishing line and intended to sink the line. Such term shall not include
artificial lures, weighted line, weighted flies or jig heads.

"(b) "sell at retail" or "retail sale" shall mean the sale to any person

in the state for any purpose other than for resale.

"3. The Department shall provide notice of the prohibition of the retail
sale or offering for sale of lead fishing sinkers weighing one-half ounce or
less in the state fishing regulations guide."

In summary, this bans the sale of, not the use of, lead sinkers weighing a ½
ounce or less in New York. A parenthetic note at the conclusion of the
section states that the law becomes effective 5/7/04.

David Winchell

NYSDEC Region 5

Public Affairs

P.O. Box 296

Ray Brook, NY 12977

518/897-1248

Fax: 518/897-1394

"James Ehlers" 12/05/03 07:04PM

When does the ban on lead sinkers in NY take effect and is it on use or sale
of? Thank you.

All the best,

James Ehlers, Editor





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