Safety and bans in the USA and Canada Lawn darts

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image u.s. consumer product safety commission notice


lawn darts had been banned being sold in united states many years. ban challenged in court in late 1970s, prompting consumer product safety commission make compromise ruling allowing sale provided not marketed toys. however, in april 1987, seven-year-old michelle snow killed lawn dart thrown 1 of brothers playmates in backyard of home in riverside, california, united states. darts had been purchased, unintentionally, part of set of several different lawn games , stored in garage, never before having been played. michelle s father, david, began crusade lawn darts banned, claiming there no way keep children getting hands on lawn darts short of full ban.


due in part snow s lobbying, on december 19, 1988, cpsc reinstated outright ban on lawn darts in usa. in previous 8 years, 6,100 people had been sent emergency room due lawn darts in usa. out of total, 81% 15 or younger, , half of them 10 or younger. on week commission voted ban product, 11-year-old girl in tennessee hit lawn dart , sent coma.



jarts plastic tips sale @ canadian tire.


in canada, lawn darts resulted in @ least 55 serious injuries. banned sale in country july 1989. sale of second-hand lawn darts illegal under hazardous products act. since then, alternatives have surfaced available sale in canada , made of plastic.


it possible import parts of lawn dart – plastic flights, metal bodies, , steel spigots – complete set of replacement parts repair damaged lawn darts, , canada. however, assembled individual darts, sets, , kits banned entry american , canadian customs authorities.








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