Three Area Men Charged With Illegally Harvesting Ginseng
Three Northeast Iowa men have pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting wild ginseng, in 2 separate cases.
58 year old Gregg Latham of Oelwein and 49 year old Dustin Millard of Strawberry Point, encountered a state conservation officer while out in the woods on September 11th of 2020.
Latham was in his vehicle, serving as the driver and lookout for Millard, who was in some nearby timber, illegally scratching and digging wild ginseng roots.
Ginseng harvesting is regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and possession of any part of the plant on state owned land is against the law.
Two Fayette County men have pleaded guilty to the illegal taking of wild ginseng on state-managed land in September of last year.
A DNR Conservation Officer charged 58-year-old Gregg Latham of Oelwein and 49-year Dustin Millard of Strawberry Point with 112 counts of unlawfully harvesting ginseng on state timberland and other charges.
Officers found ginseng roots on the state land and also found more evidence in a search of their homes.
Each pleaded guilty to 24 ginseng violations along with theft, trespass, and littering.
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