Ky. Court: Deer, Elk Import Ban Unconstitutional
Posted by DDH Staff
Source: stltoday.com
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Friday
the state's law banning the importation of deer and elk to prevent the
spread of chronic wasting disease in local herds was unconstitutionally
vague.
A three-judge panel ruled Friday that Kentucky's law did not
clearly define what it means to "import" animals into the state. At
issue was the case of a Tennessee man arrested in 2007 on charges of
illegally importing elk and deer into Kentucky from Missouri.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:32:08 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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