AR-News: (US TX) County may impose daily fines on big-cat owners

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By Max B. Baker
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
FORT WORTH - The Tarrant County district attorney may seek an injunction 
allowing the county to charge up to $2,000 a day per animal against the Roanoke 
private zoo that owns banned dangerous wild animals.
This week, a jury convicted Zoo Fare owners Tom and Brandy Lease -- who keep 
four white tigers, three gold tigers and a cougar at their Roanoke compound -- 
of seven misdemeanor counts of violating the county's ban.
While the jury hit the Leases with fines totaling $70, the least it could 
assess, the county government code allows the county to charge up to $2,000 a day 
for each animal until they are removed.



full story:

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/7899668.htm

 


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