You must kill the frog to save it…
“It’s not against the law to catch the bullfrogs that compete in the contest — but it’s illegal to put them back, said Ed Pert, the California Department of Fish and Game’s fisheries programs chief. Technically, violators could face a $5,000 fine and a year in jail.
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Fairgrounds manager Warren “Buck” King worries the cleanest way to insure the frogs aren’t reintroduced to the environment is to kill them after the contest.”
Calaveras County frog jumpers face fines
Thursday, January 2, 2003 Posted: 4:48 AM EST (0948 GMT)
The hero of Mark Twain’s “The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County” is widely recognized as a California red-legged frog.
ANGELS CAMP, California (AP) — What to do with 2,000 slightly used frogs?