| April 27, 2008 |
| SCI In the Crosshairs |
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SCI "In the Crosshairs" e-Newsletter 4-24-08 California Approves Non-lead Ammunition Certification RegulationsThe California Fish and Game Commission recently approved regulations for certifying ammunition as "non-lead" for use in hunting big game and non-game in the area designated as "condor range." A map of condor range is on page 5 of the document found at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov. Although SCI opposed the adoption of statutory and regulatory bans on lead ammunition in condor range, it supported the adoption of these implementing regulations. Now that the bans are in place, hunters hunting in the defined condor range can only use ammunition certified as "non-lead" by the California Department of Fish and Game. Without certification of the ammunition, no hunting could occur in condor range. Four ammunition manufacturers have submitted applications for certification and the hope is that many more will do the same. The bans go into effect on July 1, 2008. SCI will keep you posted. SCI Helps Stop Anti-Hunting LegislationSCI, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and the NRA successfully banded together this week to oppose H.R. 5534, the so called "Bear Protection Act." SCI and other sportsmen’s groups have worked hard to educate Congressmen and staffers about the realities of this "Bear Protection Act." Though H.R. 5534 sounds noble in purpose, it contained broad language that plays right into the hand of anti-hunting groups.The truth is that H.R. 5534 will do nothing to increase conservation efforts for the North American bear, which have healthy and robust populations throughout their ranges as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stated in its congressional testimony on this bill. The North American bear is already protected from poaching for its viscera (internal body parts) by state wildlife agency regulations, and protected from illegal interstate commerce by the Federal Lacey Act. Furthermore, the bill would set the precedent of federal interference in successful state-based wildlife management and conservation.
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