A Dover, Ohio man was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and $1,500 in restitution for killing a bald eagle.
David B. Huff, 79, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson after pleading guilty to violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The act prohibits anyone, without a permit, from shooting bald or golden eagles.
Huff shot and killed the eagle on October 7, 2021, during an inspection of his farmland in Tuscarawas County.
He picked up the animal and discarded it in a tree line of a bordering field.
As part of his sentence, Huff is banned from hunting for a five-year period, and the rifle and ammunition seized during the investigation will be destroyed.
The case was investigated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with assistance from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad J. Beeson prosecuted the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Wildlife Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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