LAFAYETTE [AP] — A Plaquemine man was given a $2,000 fine in federal court for illegally taking alligators.
James E. Grace Jr. pleaded guilty on June 18 to hunting alligators illegally. He was sentenced on Monday.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries found alligator traps around an Iberia Parish pond after receiving complaints of alligator hunting during closed season. When Grace came to retrieve the alligators from the traps, he admitted to the agents that he had been hunting out of season.
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Because it is on the endangered species list, it is a federal misdemeanor to illegally hunt alligators.
