Deer-hunting season in jeopardy after wildlife group seeks to halt emergency rule [View all]
As hunters prepare for Saturday's start of deer season, an animal welfare group has asked a judge to put a stop to rifle-hunting on public land.
The Center for Wildlife Ethics is asking the LaPorte Circuit Court to throw out a state agency's rule that would have allowed rifle-hunting in state and federal forests.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources issued the emergency rule on Nov. 3 as a way to fix what some described as a mistake in a recently passed state law that banned rifles in public forests.
"I'm concerned that the DNR can subvert the legislature," Laura Nirenberg, an attorney for the Center, told IndyStar. "They are exceeding their statutory authority."
Read more: http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/2017/11/17/deer-hunting-season-jeopardy-after-wildlife-group-seeks-halt-emergency-rule/873568001/
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