Okinawa Prefectural Police, Prefectural Living and Safety Division, has sent to the Public Prosecutors’ Office a case of a 69-year-old Ginowan man who is suspected of violating the Endangered Species Preservation Act.

The man is suspected of putting a stuffed wolf that he owned up for auction on a website from Feb. 29th through Mar. 7th, 2016.

This is reportedly the first time anyone has been prosecuted in Okinawa citing advertising regulations.

The man is a dealer of recycled goods, and according to the Prefectural Police, he knew that advertising a stuffed wolf would violate the law.

The Endangered Species Preservation Act allows advertising such items if one registers with the Ministry of Environment to get a permission. However, the man failed to apply for the permission.

The man reportedly has owned the stuffed wolf for about ten years.

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