Geer v. Connecticut
| Geer v. Connecticut | |
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| Argued November 22, 1895 Decided March 2, 1896 | |
| Full case name | Edward M. Geer v. State of Connecticut |
| Citations | 161U.S.519(more) 16 S. Ct. 600; 40L. Ed.793 |
| Holding | |
| The states owned the wild animals within their borders and could strictly regulate their management and harvest. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Fuller, Gray, Brown, Shiras |
| Dissent | Field |
| Dissent | Harlan |
| Brewer, Peckham took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Overruled by | |
| Hughes v. Oklahoma,441U.S.322(1979) | |
Geer v. Connecticut,161 U.S. 519 (1896), was aUnited States Supreme Courtdecision, which dealt with the transportation of wild fowl over state lines.Geerheld that the states owned the wild animals within their borders and could strictly regulate their management and harvest. According to theGeerCourt, "the right to preserve game flows from the undoubted existence in the State of a police power." Although this statement is often quoted by state advocates, it is followed by the qualification that this power reaches only "in so far as its exercise may not be incompatible with, or restrained by, the rights conveyed to the Federal government by the Constitution." TheGeerdecision supported the view that the states owned all resident wildlife, but at the time there were no conflicting federal wildlife laws.[1]
See also[edit]
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 161
- Live export
- Missouri v. Holland,252U.S.416(1920)
- Hunt v. United States,278U.S.96(1928)
- Kleppe v. New Mexico,426U.S.529(1976)
References[edit]
- ^Coggins, G. C. (1980). "Wildlife and the Constitution: the walls come tumbling down".Washington Law Review.55:295–358.
Further reading[edit]
- Landres, Peter; Meyer, Shannon; Matthews, Sue (2001). "The Wilderness Act and Fish Stocking: An Overview of Legislation, Judicial Interpretation, and Agency Implementation".Ecosystems.4(4): 287–295.Bibcode:2001Ecosy...4..287L.doi:10.1007/s10021-001-0011-6.S2CID137750.
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