Contact Your Senator and Delegate Today and Urge Them to Oppose These Bans!
This session, the Maryland General Assembly is considering two bills that will ban the use of traditional lead ammunition for hunting throughout the state.
Senate Bill 634 and House Bill 741 will phase out the use of traditional lead ammunition for hunting by 2029. These bills use a species-based phase-out scheme that does not consider the current and future availability of lead alternatives. In fact, the bills are being pushed by anti-hunting groups that want to ban hunting all together.
Currently, both these bills are sitting in their respective committees awaiting committee votes. The deadline to report these bills favorably is quickly approaching as the bill crossover date is March 17. This is the day each chamber sends to the other chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably.
Please take action by contacting your senator and delegate. Respectfully ask them to oppose these bans. Instead of a ban, ask them to support voluntary measures that encourage hunters to try some of the new, non-lead products available on the market. The ultimate decision should be left up to hunters themselves and not mandated by the state. You can find your legislator by clicking here.
