Maine Lawmakers to Consider Expanded Ban on Lead Fishing Tackle

AUGUSTA — A state legislator from Portland wants to expand the state's decade-old ban on lead fishing tackle to help prevent the poisoning of loons and other wildlife.Proposed by Democratic Sen. Anne Haskell, L.D. 730 would prohibit sales and use of lead sinkers and jigs weighing as much as 1 ounce or as long as 2½ inches.The current law prohibits sales of lead sinkers weighing as much ...