# Migratory Bird Hunting; Extension of Decision on the Conditional Approval of Bismuth-Tin Shot as Nontoxic for the 1996-97 Season
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 1996-08-15 · Effective 1996-09-01 · 61 FR 42492
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-20725
- **Category:** migratory-bird
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 42492
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 1996-08-15
- **Effective date:** 1996-09-01
## Abstract

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is amending Section 20.21(j) and approving bismuth-tin shot as nontoxic for the 1996-97 migratory bird hunting season. Acute, chronic, and reproductive toxicity studies, undertaken for the Bismuth Cartridge Company, indicate that bismuth-tin shot is nontoxic when ingested by waterfowl (captive-reared mallards). EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule becomes effective on September 1, 1996.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/15/96-20725/migratory-bird-hunting-extension-of-decision-on-the-conditional-approval-of-bismuth-tin-shot-as)
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