Legal Opinion
Defenders of Animals, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Management
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 1, 1989No. 86-170-AppealPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and other named defendants seek relief from an order permanently enjoining them from “jacklighting” and shooting deer on Block Island. In November 1985 members of DEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife planned to go to the island to obtain twelve deer for the purpose of studying the role of the herd in the spread of Lyme disease to humans. Block Island has no hunting season for deer by a vote of the Town Council of New Shore-ham. In order to obtain the deer, the director of DEM issued a collector’s permit pursuant to his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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