02/03/10

RENO, Nev. (AP) _ State agriculture officials say they plan to
round up some of the 25 or so wild horses that have been roaming a
south Reno neighborhood.

Nevada Department of Agriculture spokesman Ed Foster says the
plan is to trap seven or eight horses identified as ``habitual
offenders'' later this week and relocate them.

He also suggests that residents in the Damonte Ranch development
follow the example of neighbors in Hidden Valley, where horses were
fenced out and residents were educated about not feeding the
animals.

But critics say the Nevada Department of Agriculture is chipping
away at a problem it created when it didn't enforce laws requiring
livestock on the open range to be fenced off from housing
developments.

State officials say the agriculture department has always
followed the law.
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Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com

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