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Show "Crime Doesn't Pay" Utah Game Law Violators Find Crime doesn't pay, except to the Utah Fish and Game department At least, that Is what one might think In adding up this week's fines paid for game and bird law violations. viola-tions. "The poacher is finding he cannot can-not get away with it and many of them are paying $200 fines, or more to find this out." Merrll Hand, chief deputy Game Warden explained today. to-day. "We are expanding our law enforcement en-forcement department constantly In our quest to save the game and the birds from poachers. And the program is paying off, not solely In arrests made and fines paid, but more Important, In the number of game animals we have saved and the number of birds that escape the poacher's guns." This week. Mr. Hand said, violators violat-ors were fined $5,209. "The money Is not what we're after. We want to save the game herds and the bird flocks for the sportsmen. Heavy fines for those arrested and convicted con-victed of poaching Is the most effective ef-fective way to bring to a halt this illegal shooting and trapping," he said. |