Posted December 8, 2015 10:00 pm by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

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DNR Officers Conduct Operation Targeting Illegal Importation of Deer into Michigan
Michigan DNR
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan -(Ammoland.com)- Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in southwest Michigan recently conducted enforcement operations targeting illegal importation of harvested deer into Michigan from states with chronic wasting disease (CWD) in their free-ranging deer herds.

Conservation officers conducted operations near the I-94 corridor of the Michigan/Indiana border, resulting in the seizure of six harvested deer.

Five deer were transported into Michigan from Illinois, and one was transported from Wisconsin. Michigan law prohibits importing deer from CWD-positive states and provinces.

Five Michigan residents have been charged with the illegal transportation of deer into the state. They will be arraigned in the 5th District Court in Berrien County. Violation of Michigan’s wildlife importation laws may result in fines of up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail.

The seized deer have been transported to the Michigan DNR Wildlife Disease Lab in East Lansing where they will be tested for CWD and then incinerated.

“The transportation of whitetail deer into Michigan from a CWD-positive state is a very serious concern,” said Conservation Officer Andrew Bauer, who organized the enforcement operation. “CWD can …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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