Dayton Calls For Tougher Poaching Penalties

Governor Mark Dayton wants to crack down on poachers with tougher criminal penalties and longer license revocations.

The governor proposed a new felony-level penalty for poaching, and revoking game-and-fish privileges for up to ten years.

Current law only goes up to a gross misdemeanor penalty for poaching, and license revocations of up to only five years.

The threshold for the tougher penalties would be what current law defines as gross over-limits.