Geer v. Connecticut

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Geer v. Connecticut
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DecideDate = March 2
DecideYear = 1896
FullName = Edward M. Geer v. State of Connecticut
USVol = 161
USPage = 519
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Holding = The states owned the wild animals within their borders and could strictly regulate their management and harvest.
SCOTUS = 1896-1897
Majority = White
JoinMajority = Fuller, Gray, Brown, Shiras
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Dissent = Field
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Dissent2 = Harlan
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NotParticipating = Brewer, Peckham
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Overruled = "Hughes v. Oklahoma", ussc|441|322|1979

"Geer v. Connecticut", 161 U.S. 519 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court decision, which dealt with the transportation of wild fowl over state lines. "Geer" held that the states owned the wild animals within their borders and could strictly regulate their management and harvest. According to the "Geer" Court, “the right to preserve game flows from the undoubted existence in the State of a police power.” Although this statement is often quoted by state advocates, it is followed by the qualification that this power reaches only “in so far as its exercise may not be incompatible with, or restrained by, the rights conveyed to the Federal government by the Constitution.” The "Geer" decision supported the view that the states owned all resident wildlife, but at the time there were no conflicting federal wildlife laws. cite journal | last = Coggins | first = G. C. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1980 | month = | title = Wildlife and the Constitution: the walls come tumbling down | journal = Washington Law Review | volume = 55 | issue = | pages = 295–358 | id = | url = | accessdate = | quote = ]

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 161
*"Missouri v. Holland", ussc|252|416|1920
*"Hunt v. United States", ussc|278|96|1928
*"Kleppe v. New Mexico", ussc|426|529|1976

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Further reading

* cite journal | last = Landres | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = Meyer, Shannon; Matthews, Sue | year = 2001 | month = | title = The Wilderness Act and Fish Stocking: An Overview of Legislation, Judicial Interpretation, and Agency Implementation | journal = Ecosystems | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 287–295 | doi = 10.1007/s10021-001-0011-6 | url = | accessdate = | quote =