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Mar 1, 2021 2:48 PM
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Omaha, Nebraska, man convicted of a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act was sentenced on February 24, 2021, by Daneta L. Wollmann, U.S. Magistrate Judge.
Jason Brodersen, age 49, was sentenced to one year of probation and was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a fine of $1,250, and a $35 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Brodersen was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2017. The conviction stems from Brodersen, without being permitted to do so, knowingly possessing and transporting bald and golden eagles and parts of the eagles.
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The Biden administration has formally dropped a case seeking to uphold a Trump-era memo easing penalties for companies that accidentally kill birds.
By withdrawing the prior administration s appeal, an August decision striking down the 2017 memo will go unchallenged.
The memo in question scaled back the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which for over 100 years offered protections to 1,000 different types of birds, instigating penalties for companies whose projects or infrastructure harm them.
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But a legal opinion from former Department of the Interior Solicitor Daniel Jorjani advised punishing the oil and gas industry, construction companies and others only if their work intentionally kills birds, ending the practice of punishing companies that “incidentally” kill birds.
Wyoming road kill bill could be a boon for taxidermists but raises highway safety concerns By Brendan LaChance on February 24, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. A proposal to allow people to collect road killed animals from the side of highways (with proper permits or permission) has its supporters but is also causing some concern about highway safety.
Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) is the primary sponsor of House Bill 95 and told the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee on Tuesday that he initially proposed similar legislation in 2013, prompted by the Cody Youth for Justice.
While road kill collection legislation has not made its way through the Wyoming Legislature on the several occasions it has been proposed, Zwonitzer said that Montana, Washington state and others out west have passed such laws since his initial effort in 2013.