Legal Opinion
United States v. Reeves
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 3, 2012No. Criminal No. 11-520 (JBS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Under the Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 3371-3378, Congress has provided for federal criminal penalties premised upon the violation of various state, tribal, foreign and federal fish and wildlife protection laws. It is, for example, a federal crime to knowingly sell or purchase, in interstate commerce, fish or wildlife that has been taken “in violation of any law or regulation of any State,” 16 U.S.C. § 3372(a)(2)(A). The indictment herein charges, among other things, that several defendants violated § 3372(a)(2)(A) by buying or selling or transporting…
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