An Oklahoma man was fined in Nome District Court after illegally harvesting a musk ox near Kotzebue.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Oklahoma man was fined in Nome District Court after illegally harvesting a musk ox near Kotzebue in March 2020.
Atkins was ordered to pay $15,000 in total fines and had $23,000 in fines suspended. Atkins agreed to a plea agreement of three misdemeanors, including on one count of failure to comply with hunting permit conditions, one count of false information, and one count of illegally transporting game. Atkins’ hunting license in Alaska has been revoked for three years and will be on probation for another three years after that.“Wildlife is a vital Alaska resource.
The release said that Atkins failed to comply with requirements of the permit “on numerous occasions,” which mandate that the “trophy value” of the animal be destroyed or cut within two inches of the eye prior to departing the site.
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