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A group of local business owners are pushing an exemption to the law.
MORGANTOWN -- A federal law put into place to protect children from lead poisoning has led to a ban on the sale of mini bikes and ATVs made for kids.
According to published reports, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 bans even tiny amounts of lead from any products designed for children. Since engines of motorcycle and ATVs contain lead; under law, the child-sized versions are prohibited to sale.
That law went into effect in February.
Local business owners, including Tim Cotter, of Racer Productions, a company based out of Morgantown, went to Washington, D.C. to discuss an exemption to the law with lawmakers. The group claims the law didn't exempt certain products or give specific details about the items that were to be included.
The Consumer Product Safety Committee agrees that all terrain vehicles and mini motorcycles should not be included in the bill and Nancy Nord, CPSC Chairman, voted in support of a one-year stay on the law so lawmakers have time to change the law to exclude ATVs and motorcycles.
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