Animal Protection Inst. of Am. v. Hodel
ELR Citation: ELR 20398 No(s). CV-R-85-365-HDM (D. Nev. Jul 8, 1987)
The court holds that where the Secretary of the Interior knows in advance of the transfer of title that an animal to be adopted pursuant to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act will be exploited for commercial purposes, he has an affirmative duty to refuse to transfer title. The one-year wait...