Participants interested in preparing for a future in Fish and Wildlife Conservation may select their own topic relating to Fish and Wildlife, Habitat or Conservation Law or choose from the following topics:
(1) Constitutional Issues Relating to the State Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
(2) Criminal Law Issues Related to the Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
(3) Liability of States for Damage by Wildlife
(4) Privatization of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(5) Issues Arising Under the Endangered Species Act
(6) Regulation of Exotic Wildlife/Holding Wildlife as Pets/Exotic Wildlife Trade & Commerce
The contest will be judged by a panel of distinguished legal scholars. The papers will be judged on:
(1) Substantive Content - (Papers subject to a 25-page maximum on text)
(2) Clarity
(3) Style
Submit papers no later than July 31, 2008 to:
Emily P. Hitchcock
Executive Counsel
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive SE, Suite 1252 East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
National Winner wil receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 60th Annual Conference of Southeastern
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA)* to be held October 11-15, 2008, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
For more information see Debra Boney in the Deans' Suite. |
