Sullivan Applauds Secretary Zinke’s Efforts to Lift Ammo Ban
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today in reaction to Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s actions to overturn a final-hour rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which would have banned lead-based products in ammunition and fishing tackle used on Fish and Wildlife Service lands and waters.
"One of the last actions of the Obama administration was to ban traditional ammunition and tackle on Fish and Wildlife lands and waters based on ‘available information’ instead of sound science, negatively impacting our nation’s hunters and anglers – particularly Alaskans who depend on game and fish for subsistence. Today, on his first day in office, our new Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, rescinded this harmful and unnecessary order, calling attention to the lack of stakeholder consultation when it was issued. I want to thank Secretary Zinke for listening to Alaskans and others across the country who were outraged by this ban, and look forward to working with him to manage our lands based on sound science and meaningful consultation.”
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