One of the commissioners of the CPSIA has voted to put off enforcement of the law for a year. The other commissioner is yet to vote. Getting warmer…

Source: http://www.racerxonline.com/article/lead-law-turning-point.aspx

PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Acting Chairman Nancy Nord of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has decided to hold off for a year enforcing the new lead law that has forced dealers to yank youth-model off-road motorcycles and ATVs off their showroom floors.

Commissioner Thomas Moore, the second member of the commission, has yet to vote.

The law, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) that took effect in February, has stopped the sale of dirt bikes and ATVs for children 12 or under. The law was meant to protect children from dangerous levels of lead in toys, but it was written so broadly that it also governs such things as children's books, clothes, motorcycles and ATVs.

Thanks to ORrooster for this update.