Legal Opinion
J.M.S. Farms, Inc. v. Department of Wildlife
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 24, 1992No. 12166-6-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, C.J.
A truck owned by J.M.S. Farms, Inc., was seized by the Department of Wildlife after it was used to transport a poached elk. Following a forfeiture hearing, the court held the corporation failed to establish the innocent owner exception to forfeiture. J.M.S. Farms appeals from that determination and the court's order of forfeiture. We affirm.
On June 20, 1991, Department of Wildlife agents served a search warrant on Stanley Long at J.M.S. Farms near Dayton based upon information he had illegally shot an elk. The agents recovered elk meat from the premises and elk hair from a 1990 Toyota pickup…
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