SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A program that offers reward money for
tips about illegal hunting or fishing in South Dakota paid out
$8,725 last year.
Turn In Poachers is run through the state Department of Game,
Fish and Parks.
The program produced 394 investigations in the fiscal year ending June
30. It resulted in 146 arrests and citations that netted $77,000 in
fines and civil penalties.
The agency says there have been more than 3,000 arrests and more
than $1 million in fines and civil penalties since the program
began in 1984.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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