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State Conservation Enforcement Officers announce $750,000 fine for Illegally importing deer

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter In November 2016, Conservation Enforcement Officers with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division arrested deer breeder, Lewis H. “Sonny” Skinner, and his associate, Franklin Banks Loden, for knowingly importing six live white-tailed deer into Alabama from a farm in Indiana. Federal and state charges against the men were announced … Continued
October 9, 2017

US Attorney charges Alabama deer breeder for illegal transportation of whitetail deer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The  U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama today charged a licensed Alabama deer breeder and his associate for illegally transporting captive-bred and raised whitetail deer from a facility in Indiana to his deer breeder facility in Alabama. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Alabama’s Wildlife and … Continued
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October 4, 2017

Deer Die In North Alabama Due To Sheep Disease

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) cooperating with the USDA Reference Lab in Iowa has confirmed in a written statement that Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) also known as ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHv-2) was the pathogen responsible for a recent die-off at a licensed deer-breeding facility in North Alabama. … Continued
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June 27, 2014