A
number people were charged last week in Gulf County for poaching
alligators.
The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission said one of its
officers was tipped off that a group of people were possibly poaching
alligators on Howard's Creek.
The
officer located the people at a ramp on Howard's Creek where he also
noticed blood on the deck of the vessel.
A
detailed investigation, with assistance from other officers, revealed
nine alligators had been poached within the last 24 hours.
All
of the individuals were cited – there was an additional person
involved who was not at the ramp at the time.
It’s
a third-degree felony under Florida law to kill or injure an
alligator.
It’s
also a felony to capture and keep an alligator or its eggs unless you
purchase a special alligator trapping or farming license from the
state.
The
poachers could also lose any equipment, weapons, vehicles, boats, and
lines, used while hunting the alligators.
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