Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out
Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition as nonlead ammunition.
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Testimony (59)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableUNF 36UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kern, Hardy | American Bird Conservancy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pacelle, Wayne | Animal Wellness Action | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ashe, Daniel | Association of Zoos and Aquariums | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Genn, Gillobbyist | Bellamy Genn Group LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dawson, Shondra | ClimateXChange | Position only |
| FAV | Leslie, Elaine | CpNP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Ted | Freelance Writer | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Wesley | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Todd, Robin | Maryland Ornithological Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldberg, Paula | Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Teubner, Colleen | Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Falstad, Jay | Queen Anne's Conservation Assoc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reiter, Autumn | Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Susanlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Watts, Cyndy | Caroline County Commissioners Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Leager, Kaleigh | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Muhammad, Galen | Maryland State Director for the National African American Gun Association | Position only |
| UNF | Johnson, Webb | Maryland guide and outfitters association and Quakerneck Outfitters | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McKee, Taylorlobbyist | NRA | Oral |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Frederick, Beebe | Safari Club International (SCI) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Position only |
| UNF | Fracchia, Bryan | Woodbourne Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | miles, williamlobbyist | self employed | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Andraka, Nicholas | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cockrell, Craig | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Heller, Peter | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lewis, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mathison, Theodore | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Thompson, Jared | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1
ClimateXChangeFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
CpNPFAV 1
Freelance WriterFAV 1
NRAUNF 1
self employedUNF 1
Woodbourne CenterUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGenn, GilBellamy Genn Group LLCRegistered for: Americans for Patient Access; Animal Wellness Action, Inc.; Avaya, Inc.; Educational Testing Service (ETS); Encore Capital Group; Enoch Pratt Free Library…
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
UNFPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…
UNFmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC…
UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…