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Ron Downen?s business hasn?t been devastated ? yet.
But Downen, co-owner of the Waterman International Raceway indoor motocross track, said the blow dealt to his business by a newly enacted federal law could be severe.
?It?s probably going to be something that progressively gets worse,? Downen said. ?But in the end, it?s going to be bad enough that it might put me out of business.?
Last week, federal regulators began enforcing the lead-content provisions contained in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
Enacted last year, the law, backed heavily by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., among other federal legislators, was intended to more stringently regulate the amount of lead found in children?s toys.
However, the lead-content provisions cover other items used by children younger than 12. And the list of prohibited items includes many of the parts that are essential to the operation of dirt bikes and other recreational vehicles used by children.
That, in turn, has prompted manufacturers to spread the word to dealers and service shops to pull the youth-sized motorcycles off showroom floors and to cease shipments of about three dozen parts, including batteries, wheel assemblies and brakes, deemed by the federal government to contain too much lead.
The action has prompted a quick response from organizations representing the motorcycle and ATV industries.
The Motorcycle Industry Council, a national trade association which represents motorcycle manufacturers and distributors, has asked the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission to exempt the youth-sized vehicles from the law?s requirements.
great. one business thinking of going ou tof business and another on teh verge.
great law. save the kids by putting driving small business under.
Ron Downen?s business hasn?t been devastated ? yet.
But Downen, co-owner of the Waterman International Raceway indoor motocross track, said the blow dealt to his business by a newly enacted federal law could be severe.
?It?s probably going to be something that progressively gets worse,? Downen said. ?But in the end, it?s going to be bad enough that it might put me out of business.?
Last week, federal regulators began enforcing the lead-content provisions contained in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
Enacted last year, the law, backed heavily by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., among other federal legislators, was intended to more stringently regulate the amount of lead found in children?s toys.
However, the lead-content provisions cover other items used by children younger than 12. And the list of prohibited items includes many of the parts that are essential to the operation of dirt bikes and other recreational vehicles used by children.
That, in turn, has prompted manufacturers to spread the word to dealers and service shops to pull the youth-sized motorcycles off showroom floors and to cease shipments of about three dozen parts, including batteries, wheel assemblies and brakes, deemed by the federal government to contain too much lead.
The action has prompted a quick response from organizations representing the motorcycle and ATV industries.
The Motorcycle Industry Council, a national trade association which represents motorcycle manufacturers and distributors, has asked the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission to exempt the youth-sized vehicles from the law?s requirements.
great. one business thinking of going ou tof business and another on teh verge.
great law. save the kids by putting driving small business under.
