Warden Wire: Warden says $100,000 wild ginseng case shows Wis. commitment to resources, landowners
Federal judge orders Wis.-Minn. Company to pay $100,000,
and halt ginseng trade for two years
A Wisconsin-Minnesota corporation convicted in August of violating the anti-poaching U.S. Lacey Act today was ordered to pay $100,000 in penalties and to pull out of the wild ginseng trade for two years in a landmark case a Wisconsin conservation warden calls a victory for the public’s natural resources and private landowners – and a deterrent for anyone thinking of violating the law. Read more:
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