DOCUMENT RESUME --N ED 261 766 PS 015 184 - TITLE Health and the Environment: Miscellaneous--Part 7. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health ar,d the 6 Environ ent of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session (May 31, 1984; August 3, 1981; and August 6, 1984). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. PUB DATE 85 NOTE 881p.; Some pages contain small, broken print and may not reproduce well. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF06/PC36 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Accident Prevention; *Consumer Protection; *Federal Legislation; Hearings; *Parks; Recreational Facilities; *Safety; *Toys IDENTIFIERS *Amusement Perks; *Animal Traps; Congress 98th; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Toy Safety; Trapping ABSTRACT , In these hearings consideration was given to: the Toy Safety Act of 1984, House Resolution (H.R.) 5630 (May 31, 1984); H.R. 1797, concerning steel-jaw leghold traps (August 3, 1984); and House Resolutions concerning amusement park safety (H.R. 5788, 5790, and 5982 (August 6, 1984). The Toy Safety Act of 1984 amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to enable the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to quickly recall dangerous toys and other articles used by children. The Act authorizes the CPSC to give public notice about any toy posing a substantial risk to children and empowers.the agency to order the toy manufacturer to repair, replace, or give a refund for the hazardous toy. Testimony concerns examples of recalled products and possible amendments to the Act. H.R. 1797 would prohibit shipment in interstate commerce of any fur taken from an animal caught in a steel-jaw leghold trap, prohibit export or import of such furs, and impose fines and prison terms for violation of the legislation. Legislation concerning amusement park safety would restore jurisdiction of the CPSC over the rides located in amusement parks. H.R. 5788, 5790, and 5982 respectively, amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to make that Act applicable to amusement devices permanently fixed to a site, to strengthen the authority of the CPSC over amusement devices, and to strengthen the authority of the CPSC over amusement parks. 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TOY SAFETY ACT OF 1984H.R. 5630 MAY 31, 1984 06 STEEL JAW LEGHOLD TRAPSH.R. 1797 - AUGUST 3, 1984 111111/ AMUSEMENT PARK SAFETYH.R. 5788, H.R. 5790, and H.R. 5982 00 AUGUST G, 1984 ruill Serial No. 98-170 in O Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. GOVONMENT PRINTING OMCE 40-470 0 WASHINGTON : 1985 2 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan,Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER; New York JAMES,T. BROYHILL, North Carolina RICHARD L. OTTINGER, New York NORMAN F. LENT, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, Colorado CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey JAMS J. FLORIO, New Jersey TOM CORCORAN, Illinois EDWARD J. MARKEY,, Massachusetts WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio. BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania :THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa ALBERT- GORE, Ja., Tennessee DON RITTER, Pennsylvania BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland DAN COATS, Indiana AL SWIFT, Washington THOMAS J. BLILEY, Ja., Virginia MICKEY LELAND, Texas JACK FIELDS, Texas RICIIARD C. SHELBY, Alabama MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma W.J. "BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana RON WYDEN, Oregon RALPH M. HALL, Texas DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio WAYNE DOWDY, Mississippi BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico JIM SLATTERY, Kansas GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota 'JOHN BRYANT, Texas JIM BATES, California WM. MICHAEL MTTAULLZE,Staff Director SHARON E. DAVIS,-ChiefClerk/Administrative Assistdnt DONALD A. Wpm,Printing Editor ARNOLD I. HAVENS,Minority Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT HENRY A. WAXMAN, California,Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York EDWARD It MADIGAN, Illinois THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland THOMAS J. BLILEY, Ja., Virginia RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah RON WYDEN, Oregon JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio (Ex Officio) GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota RICHARD L OTTINGER, New York TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, Colorado MICKEY LELAND, Texas JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (Ex Officio) KAREN NELSON,Staff Director JOHN P. MCLAUGHLIN, Counsel E. RIPLEY Fours,Special Assistani MICHAEL MASON,Associate Minority Counsel CONTENT'S TOY SAFETY ACT OF 1984 Pate Hearing held on May 31, 1983 , 1 Text of H.R. 5630 2 Testimony of: Armstrong, Saundra Brown, Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission 6 Greenberg, David I., legislative director, Consumer Federation of Amer- ica 24 Scanlon, Terrence, Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission 6 Statler, Stuart, Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission 6 Steorts, Nancy Harvey, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission 6 Material submitted for the record by: . Toy Manufacturers of America 35 / ' STEEL JAW LEGHOLD TRAPS Hearing held on August 3, 1984. 39 Text of H.R. 1797 40 Testimony of: Brown, Hon. George E., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of California 49 Buyukmihci, Ned, D.V.M., institutional veterinary medicine advisor, Animal Protection Institute of America 599 Cupit, Jimmy, president, Concerned Houndsmen Against the Steel Jaw Trap 619 Davies,Elmer T., St. Regis Falls, NY 643 Dozhier, Parker L., chairman, American Fur Resources Institute 632 Englund, Jan, assistant professor, Section for Vertebrate Zoology, Swee- dish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden 68 Foner, Henry, chairman, Committee for Wildlife Conservation and Legis- lation, American Fur Industry 650 Gandy, John W., vice president, Wildlife and Environment, Humane Society of the Unitid States 343 Goodrich, James, senior vice president, Wildlife Legislative Fund of America 397 Griffith, Joseph L, assistant president, Fur Takers of America 620 Hoyt, Don, Sr., president, National Trappers Association, Inc 622 LoMarylng, Hon. Clarence D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Hon. 44 Ronald, Associate Director for Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior 58 Linscombe, Greg, chairman, Fur Resources Committee, International As- sociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and Mara on behalf of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 64 Poser, Joseph, president, American Fur Merchants Association and Intmr- national Fur Trade Federation 650 Pryor, Vivian, on behalf of National Wildlife Federation 607 Regenstein, Louis, vice president, Fund for Animals 398 Robertson, J. Hibbard, executive vice president, Woodstream Corp 391 Russell, Susan, vice president, Friends of Animals, Inc 419 Ryden, Hope, on behalf of Fund for Animals ... 399 Stevens, Christine, secretary, Society for Animal Protective Legislation 373 ilib Iv Page Testimony ofContinued Sto lte, Dennis C., assistant director, National Affairs Division, American Farm Bureau Federation 594 Whitney, George D., D.V.M., Orange, CT 588 Williamson, Lonnie L., secretary, Wildlife Management Institute 644 Young, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska 52 Institute of Human Origils 721 Material submitted for the record by: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 670 Animal Rights Kinship: Ann T. Koros 712 Mary E. White , 713 Animals ini Politics 677 Beauty Without Cruelty, Inc 715 Davies, E.T 732 Defenders of Wildlife 678 Foley, Hon. Thomas S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington 726 Frost, Sandra L 711 Human Information Services 689 Interior Department, letter, dated October 12, 1984, fron. Robert Jantzen to John D Dingell re response for additional information by Congress- man Walgren 88 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries t* 733 Magidoll, Avi and Leah, John Straub and Ilene Jacobson 718 Maine, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 735 Massachusetts Audubon Society 730 Morrison, Hon Bruce A, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut 668 Moses, Lucille 737 Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambrge, MA 723 National Board of Fur Farm Organizations 719 New York Zoological Society 722 North Carolina Network for Animals, Inc 725 People for Animal Rights 720 Public Lands Council 697 Ryden, Hope' 699 Society for Animal Preteaive Legislation, letter, dated August 6, 1984, from Christine Stevens to Chairman Waxman re information on protec- tion of livestock against predatory animals 417 Wildlife Society, the: North Dakota Chapter 736 Southeastern