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Game law violations alleged A federal grand jury has indicted a Medford hunting guide and five other men for violating a wildlife law. William Danielson, 44, owner of Danielson's Guide Service, was charged with three counts of Lacey Act violations, according to the Oregon State Police. The Lacey Act is a federal law that makes it illegal to sell, buy or transport in interstate commerce any fish or wildlife that was taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any state law. Other men indicted were: Kenneth Wilson, 55, of Coquille, one count of violating the Lacey Act; Jose Castaneda, 47, of Diamond Bar, Calif., two counts of violating the Lacey Act; Robert Howard, 58, of Palm Springs, Calif., one count of violating the Lacey Act; John McCollum Jr., 29, of Myrtle Point, two counts of violating the Lacey Act; four counts of perjury; Ross Groben, 39, of North Bend, one count of violating the Lacey Act; one count of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (This involved the alleged illegal purchase or barter of a Pintail and Mallard duck). Violating the Lacey Act is punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine per count. Among the allegations, police believe that Danielson was involved in the unlawful sale of a Blacktail deer without a tag to a hunting client of his guide service. The illegal deer was then taken from Oregon to California for taxidermy work, then taken from California to the hunting client in South Carolina. The indictments came after a two-year investigation by the state police Fish and Wildlife Division, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Oregon State Marine Board and the California Department of Fish and Game. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA