SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Hardin, Montana, man has been convicted of three counts of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Harvey Hugs, age 59, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release.
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act makes it a crime for anyone to take, sell, purchase, and barter, bald and golden eagles and any parts and feathers of eagles.
A search warrant was executed at Hugs’ Montana home on March 3, where multiple items, including several eagle tails and wings, were seized.
