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<title>New law regulates North Country trade in black bear parts for Asian markets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 20, 2012) When black bear hunters head back into the woods this fall, they’ll face new regulations that require them to document any parts of the animal that they plan to sell.The new law went into effect this year.  It’s designed to help state and Federal officials crack down on black bear poaching.It’s still legal for hunters in New York to sell bear parts for use in Asian medicine and cooking, but the trade will be much more closely monitored.  Brian Mann has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19703/20120420/new-law-regulates-north-country-trade-in-black-bear-parts-for-asian-markets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When black bear hunters head back into the woods this fall, they’ll face new regulations that require them to document any parts of the animal that they plan to sell.The new law went into effect this year.  It’s designed to help state and Federal officials crack down on black bear poaching.It’s still legal for hunters in New York to sell bear parts for use in Asian medicine and cooking, but the trade will be much more closely monitored.  Brian Mann has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19703/20120420/new-law-regulates-north-country-trade-in-black-bear-parts-for-asian-markets">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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