{"id":28900,"date":"2024-02-08T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/?p=28900"},"modified":"2024-02-07T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:16:18","slug":"proposed-legislation-would-cripple-fly-tying-industry-in-us-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2024\/02\/08\/proposed-legislation-would-cripple-fly-tying-industry-in-us-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed legislation would \u2018cripple\u2019 fly tying industry in US states"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fly tying industry in Washington State is under threat from proposed legislation that would ban the sale of fur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opponents of a bill, which include the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), say the proposal would cripple the fly tying industry in the state. \u201cThis bill would condemn our business,\u201d said Josh Phillips, co-owner of the Pawn Fly Fish shop in Ilwaco. \u201cIt\u2019s important we work together to understand the impact this bill will have on small businesses like ours,\u201d he told outdoorlife.com.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the bill, which was heard by the Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming and Trade Community last week, appear mainly focused on the fashion industry. But the fishing, hunting and trapping industries stand to be serious casualties. The bill\u2019s sponsor, Senator Derek Stanford, says that a substituted version of the bill makes an exception for flies and fishing lures and that its main aim is to ban the sale of furs produced unethically in foreign countries or in fur farms that use cruel practices.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"But
But businesses that rely on the materials say the version does not go far enough.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Development Coordinator Josh Mills said the updated language exemplifies the lack of understanding about how fur is used in fly tying. The revised version makes an exception for animal hair, fleece and fur fibres \u201cnot attached to skin,\u201d but Phillips points out that it\u2019s \u201cnearly impossible\u201d to work with materials without the skin attached.<\/p>\n

Speaking to outdoor life.com, Mills said: \u201cThe trapping, hunting and fly tying industries are in the crosshairs of this bill.\u201d And Phillips agrees that the provisions still don\u2019t go far enough in protecting Washington\u2019s fishing industry. He also points out that synthetic alternatives don\u2019t behave the same way as natural materials in the water and do not meet the demands of eco-friendly fishing.<\/p>\n

A similar bill in Oregon bill failed while a ban went into law in California last year.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Source: www.angling-international.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fly tying industry in Washington State is under threat from proposed legislation that would ban the sale of fur. Opponents of a bill, which include the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), say the proposal would cripple the fly tying industry in the state. \u201cThis bill would condemn our business,\u201d said Josh Phillips, co-owner of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3755,42],"tags":[3927],"class_list":["post-28900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fly-tying","category-general","tag-angling-international"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t