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Hunting Guide Charged With Illegally Hunting Alligators

Posted: Sep 15, 2010 3:40 PM by Melissa Canone

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A hunting guide from Louisiana has been
charged with illegally hunting alligators.
Wednesday's federal indictment in Baton Rouge charges
36-year-old Gregory K. Dupont, of Plaquemine, with violating the
Lacey Act, a wildlife protection law.
Dupont is a licensed alligator hunter and owner of Louisiana
Hunters Inc.
The indictment accuses him of illegally hunting American
alligators three times in 2005 and 2006.
Each count carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison
and a $250,000 fine.

Topics: Hunting, Guide, Charged, With, Illegally, Hunting, Alligators

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