Migratory Bird Hunting; Temporary Conditional Approval of Tungsten-Matrix Shot as Nontoxic for the 1998-99 Season
migratory-bird · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 1998-12-08 · Effective 1998-12-08 · 63 FR 67619
Document
Document number
98-32470
Federal Register citation
63 FR 67619
CFR reference
50 CFR 20
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
migratory-bird
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
1998-12-08
Effective date
1998-12-08
Abstract
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) amends Section 20.21(j) to grant temporary conditional approval of tungsten-matrix shot as nontoxic for the 1998-99 migratory bird hunting season only, except in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, Alaska, while chronic toxicity/reproductive testing is being completed. Tungsten-matrix shot has been submitted for consideration as nontoxic by Kent Cartridge Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (Kent), of Kearneysville, West Virginia.