ALBRIGHT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Three people have been federally indicted in West Virginia for allegedly transporting live deer across state lines without proper certifications.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of West Virginia, 51-year-old Brian Poling of Albright, West Virginia and manager of Dream Mountain Ranch in Preston County, allegedly conspired with 74-year-old Levi Weaver and 40-year-old Leroy Miller, both of Ohio, to “illegally transport in interstate commerce live deer without health certificates as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
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Those transporting deer across state lines are required to make sure the animals have an Interstate Certificate of Veterinarian Inspection (ICV) and proof of a tuberculosis test to slow the spread of diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, and chronic wasting disease, which could impact other species like elk and moose.
“The illegal transport of live deer poses a serious threat to people, wildlife, and the economy,” Doug Ault, Assistant Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, said in the release. “We remain firmly committed to working with our state and federal partners to protect the American public and preserve our nation’s natural resources for sustainable use by future generations.”…