United States v. Turtle

SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Before the Court is Defendant Jack W. Turtle's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 36), Turtle's Memorandum in Support (Doc. 38), and the Government's response (Doc. 43). The Court heard oral argument on January 4, 2019, and the Motion is now ripe.

The Government charged Turtle with seven counts of selling American alligator eggs in violation of the Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3371 et seq. , predicated on the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. (Doc. 1). Turtle is a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida who resides on the Brighton…