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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060621151002
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001238794-06-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060612
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060621
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060621

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798081
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
		IRS NUMBER:				133115216
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701-7 KOEHLER AVENUE
		CITY:			RONKONKOMA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11779
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6319819700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701- 7 KOEHLER AVENUE
		CITY:			RONKONKOMA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11779

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLLINS JOHN JOSEPH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001238794

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15535
		FILM NUMBER:		06917294

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5164886539

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9 HEMLOCK STREET
		CITY:			FLORAL PARK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11001
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        <issuerName>LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>COLLINS JOHN JOSEPH</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>11001</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <footnote id="F1">Grant pursuant to director's stock option plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">1,000 options were granted on 6/21/2000 with an expiration date of 6/21/2006 at an exercise price of $5.938. Subsequently, adjustments to number of underlying shares subject to options granted pursuant to the plan on July 31, 2002, July 31, 2003 and April 20, 2005 increased the number of options to 1,331 and reduced the strike price to $4.46131</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>John Joseph Collins</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-06-21</signatureDate>
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