WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW WRITING CONTEST [DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2014]
Sponsored by the Legal Committee of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). SEAFWA is an organization whose members are the state agencies primarily responsible for the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources in the 15 southeastern states, plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Member states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Legal Committee is composed of attorneys representing those members.
Topic: Participants may select their own topic relating to Wildlife Conservation Law or choose from any of the following topics:
Constitutional Issues Relating to State Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
Recent Criminal Law Issues Related to Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
State Sovereign Immunity or Liability for Damages Caused by Wildlife
Native American fishing and hunting rights/privileges, including jurisdictional issues involving enforcement of State wildlife regulations against Indian Tribal members
Issues of Fish and Wildlife Regulation Arising Under the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Lacey Act, or other Federal Law
Who: Students who attend an ABA-accredited law school in a SEAFWA state or who are legal residents of a SEAFWA state are eligible
Rules: Papers will be judged by a panel of members of the SEAFWA Legal Committee based on: (1.) Substantive content (double spaced, 25-page limit, and contestants must include the name of their attending law school and their state of residency), (2.) clarity, and (3.) style
Submission deadline details:
Send to: Bud Vielhauer, General Counsel
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 S. Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
Awards: The winning paper will be published in the proceedings of the 68th Annual SEAFWA Conference at the Hilton Sandestin Hotel Convention Center, Destin, FL on October 19-22, 2014. The winner will receive up to $1,500 to help defray travel expenses to attend the conference and present the paper.
Additional information: Available @ seafwa.org