"The owner of Augustina's Designer Boutique and Austina Leathers in Carmel has been unlawfully selling new fur products and must pay $150,000 in civil penalties, according to the Monterey County District Attorney's office. The investigation began after a consumer complaint was filed with the California Department of Fish and Wild. The District Attorney's Environmental Protection Unit found that Tracy Odle, the owner of Augustina's Designer Boutique and Austina Leathers, was selling new fur products in violation of California's Fish and Game Code."
"The law has specific exemptions, such as items used for religious purposes and for traditional Native American tribal or cultural purposes. The District Attorney press release stated that despite actual knowledge of the ban, Odle continued to advertise and profit off of sales of new fur products, including coats and hats made of fox, mink, sable and beaver fur. The products were available in-store at the Carmel boutique and through the website."
Tracy Odle, owner of Augustina's Designer Boutique and Austina Leathers in Carmel, sold new fur products including coats and hats made of fox, mink, sable and beaver both in-store and through a website. A consumer complaint to the California Department of Fish and Wild prompted an investigation by the Monterey County District Attorney's Environmental Protection Unit, which found Odle violated California's Fish and Game Code. The fur-sale ban took effect Jan. 1, 2023 and was enacted over concerns about animal cruelty, while allowing exemptions for religious and traditional Native American tribal or cultural purposes. Odle must pay $150,000 in civil penalties.
Read at www.montereyherald.com
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