Personally, I’d like to say that I’m excited about the opportunity for the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association to have our day in court, to hopefully amend or change the new rules and regulations being forced upon us from the 2023 legislative session. A preliminary injunction (essentially a lawsuit of an emergency nature) filed last December by 30 Minnesota deer farmers who came together to file it, is being considered in a hearing July 10th at the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If the judge rules in our favor, we may have a chance to prolong or amend these regulations and get back to deer farming as we know it. However, even if our preliminary injunction is denied, our focus will shift to appealing in the Circuit 8 Court in St. Paul Minnesota, where our case will be heard by primarily conservative judges. We are standing together in the hopes of a favorable outcome.
We appreciate everyone from every state who supported our annual event and fundraiser March 2nd in Austin, Minnesota. While attendance may have been down, our fundraising efforts were tremendous. Money raised will be used to help pay our lobbyists and for our lawsuit. We can’t thank everyone enough who contributed and continue to support us. We may need to have another fundraiser here in the very near future, so please stay tuned. We are also very grateful to be represented by the law firm of Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, P.A. Government Litigation Attorneys in our battle to maintain our farms and our livelihoods. Let’s keep our chin up and stay motivated!
Scott Fier
507-829-3151
fierscott@gmail.com
