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July 19, 2019MARYVILLE, Mo. | By: John Coffey
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a bill into law calling for stricter penalties for people convicted of illegally taking Missouri game species and other native wildlife.
The fines are considered restitution payments for poaching game animals and are ordered by a judge. Money from the fines go to Missouri's school moneys fund. Nodaway County Conservation Agent Nate Carr says the increased penalties put Missouri in line with several neighboring states.
"It creates a little more appropriate punishment for that individual. Not only that, but it's also intended to be a deterrent from future poaching. Missouri's had relatively low finds compared to some of our neighboring states for a while now."
The new fines go into effect on August 28th.
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