1 booked into Kern County Jail for animal, hunting-related violations: California Department of Fish & Wildlife

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A California Department of Fish & Wildlife investigation has led to the arrest and booking of one person into the Kern County Jail on multiple animal and hunting-related code violations.

The department said the code violations include the unlawful take of deer, unlawful possession of deer, hunting without a license, taking fish and wildlife in excess of three times the daily bag limit and the taking of fish and wildlife for profit.

The arrest comes after an extensive investigation by the department was conducted looking into poaching activity.

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Wildlife officers executed two search warrants simultaneously on Sept. 24 in Kern County, one at a home in Bakersfield and another on a property in Stallion Springs, enforcement said…

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