# Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Bismuth-Tin Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 1997-01-31 · Effective 1997-03-03 · 62 FR 4874
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-2333
- **Category:** migratory-bird
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 4874
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 1997-01-31
- **Effective date:** 1997-03-03
## Abstract

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is approving bismuth-tin shot as nontoxic for hunting waterfowl and coots. 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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/31/97-2333/migratory-bird-hunting-approval-of-bismuth-tin-shot-as-nontoxic-for-hunting-waterfowl-and-coots)
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