Show Wildlife contraband warning There are a great many symbols associated with being macho Among these symbols symbols symbols sym sym- bols are some belonging to or perhaps it is best bat to say that they once belonged to several species of wildlife It could save savea a great deal of embarrassment and a possible trip to court to tomake tomake tomake make certain these symbols are not wildlife contraband Wildlife contraband is any wildlife species or portion of any protected wildlife species taken unlawfully or by illegal means The Wildlife Resources Code of Utah states Possession of illegally taken protected wildlife is unlawful and all protected wildlife or parts of them unlawfully taken unlawfully held heid shipped or consigned for shipment may be seized by the division of wildlife resources Possession of any protected wildlife or any parts of them taken during the time or period within which the taking or possession of same is prohibited shall be prima facie evidence of guilt SUCH ITEMS as the talons or feathers of raptors Hawks eagles owls are frequently used ed to decorate car ear mirrors or ha hats ts Since there is no legal means of taking these forms of protected wildlife in Utah possession of mounted raptors or parts thereof constitutes a class B misdemeanor Additionally since eagles and other birds of prey are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations of this nature also constitute a federal offense and may be treated as such FINES AND sentences of up to and six months can be assessed by the courts for violation of this wildlife regulation If the contraband comes from any big game or wildlife species classified as rare threatened or endangered the violation is a class A misdemeanor and punishment can be as much as 1000 and one year Internment O r i iu u 0 0 A hedgehog has a normal heartbeat of per minute which will drop to three per minute during cold It is a mark of genius not to astonish but to be astonished Aubrey Menon r rr r KRISTY TAYLOR 21 of Vernal watches as a teammate teammate knocks the ball over the net during Vernal Roosevelt j I volleyball action lost last Thursday In Vernal |