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COCOLALLA, Idaho (AP) — A wolf exhibition company in northern Idaho is appealing its one-year license suspension to the Idaho Supreme Court.
The Bonner County Daily Bee reports (http://is.gd/l76MLA) that Cocolalla-based Wolf People filed a notice of appeal on Aug. 18.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in February suspended Wolf People's commercial license, contending the company failed to comply with a 2012 agreement prohibiting visitors from having physical contact with the wolves.
The agreement resolved 43 license violations, including failing to report the escape of a captive wolf and transporting wolves without permission.
But Wolf People says the agreement didn't expressly prohibit people from touching wolves.
The group petitioned for a judicial review of the licensing actions. In July, a northern Idaho judge affirmed the suspension.
The center is reiterating its earlier arguments to the state's highest court. Its license suspension was stayed amid the litigation.
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Information from: Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee, http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com
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