Sturgeon poachers would face stiffer penalties under Michigan bill
Michigan lawmakers are considering tougher penalties for illegally taking or possessing lake sturgeon, a threatened fish commonly targeted by black-market poachers.
State Rep. Cam ...
Sturgeon poachers would face stiffer penalties under Michigan bill
Michigan lawmakers are considering tougher penalties for illegally taking or possessing lake sturgeon, a threatened fish commonly targeted by black-market poachers. State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, introduced House Bill 6409 following a summer incident in Muskegon County during which a six-foot lake sturgeon was found harvested and discarded along a road. The poacher was never ...
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