Mass. man accused of buying Maine hares to sell to beagle clubs

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 19, 2022

A Massachusetts man has been charged with illegally buying snowshoe hares trapped live in Maine and selling them to beagle clubs in his home state to be used in field trials. Jon Rioux, 35, of North Attleborough is charged with four counts of interstate wildlife trafficking and one count of attempted wildlife trafficking over the past year. It is illegal to transport rabbits from Maine to other states and sell them without a permit. Rioux did not have one.