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Salisbury man banned from hunting worldwide
Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:00 AM

A Salisbury resident has been banned from hunting anywhere in the world for two years as part of an agreement with federal authorities in Kentucky on charges that he illegally hunted in and took wildlife from that state.

Rodney L. Poteat agreed to the ban in U.S. District Court in Kentucky last week, according to a Department of Justice press release. Reached at his Perryman Drive home Wednesday evening, Poteat declined to comment.

He also agreed to pay the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources $5,300 in restitution, and $50 in special penalty assessments. The restitution is to compensate the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for the fees Poteat would have paid for hunting in Kentucky between 2002 and 2011, the press release said.

Poteat was charged July 27 and sentenced Sept. 7. He received unsupervised probation. The hunting ban was a condition of that sentence, Justice Department statement said.

According to federal authorities, on Nov. 27, 2010, Poteat transported a 14-point white-tailed deer from Hart County, Ky. to his home in Salisbury. Poteat was required to purchase a non-resident hunting license and deer permit prior to hunting in Kentucky. He also was required to report the harvest of any deer taken in Kentucky, and to make a report before transporting the deer outside of Kentucky.

Poteat also pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting a bobcat from Hart County, Ky. to Salisbury in November 2010 without purchasing a non-resident hunting license. Poteat also failed to report the harvest of a bobcat taken within Kentucky, authorities said.

According to the press release, Poteat used to live in Hart County, Ky.

So, Earth is out, but he can still hunt anywhere else in the universe.

Gives "overstepping their bounds" a whole 'nother perspective.

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Rodney L. Poteat agreed to the ban in U.S. District Court in Kentucky last week, according to a Department of Justice press release. Reached at his Perryman Drive home Wednesday evening, Poteat declined to comment.

Might be interesting to know what his options were if he "Agreed" to that punishment?

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:

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Rodney L. Poteat agreed to the ban in U.S. District Court in Kentucky last week, according to a Department of Justice press release. Reached at his Perryman Drive home Wednesday evening, Poteat declined to comment.

Might be interesting to know what his options were if he "Agreed" to that punishment?

Clearly, it was a plea deal. While they convicted him of one violation based on a 2010 occurrence, they assessed restitution based on 10 or more years of violations and hunting in KY during that time sans license. I'd say they were ready to tag the guy with violations spanning 10 years and he plead to one violation and took the best "no jail time deal" that the US Attys were willing to dole out under the circumstances.

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Originally posted by Muzzled:
Gives "overstepping their bounds" a whole 'nother perspective.

This is what USFW has been doing for years, regarding trophies from other countries, despite meeting all CITES requirements.