Store manager fined for illegal meat sales
A Star City area man will pay a hefty fine following guilty pleas to five charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
In Melfort provincial court Tuesday, David Tschetter admitted to selling goose jerky and sausage illegally out of the meat market on the Star City Hutterite Colony. Conservation officer Rich Hildebrand said the investigation dates back to 2014.
“There seemed to be a lot of wild meat coming in that was maybe more than the residents of the colony could use,” Hildebrand told northeastNOW.
Undercover officers visited the meat shop on several different occasions over a three-year span. Both written and verbal warnings were issued to Tschetter, the store manager. Hildebrand said Tschetter appeared to know the trafficking of goose meat was illegal.