Come July, Keys Will Be De Facto Illegal In Minnesota

Come July, common keys for houses, cars, boats, and motorcycles will be illegal in Minnesota, save for uncertain intervention from the state Legislature.

That’s when the state’s ban on the manufacture, sale, or import of keys, toys, dishes, and other common items containing more than a tiny percentage of lead or cadmium goes into effect.

The purpose of that law was to remove dangerous heavy metals from products that come into contact with children. The trouble is that almost all keys sold today have more lead than the new law’s 0.09 percent limit on lead content.

Locksmiths have been warning that the state’s lead ban will outlaw most of the products

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