Governor signs bear cub handling bill

Oswald’s Bear Ranch in Newbery will get to keep its policy of allowing tourists to touch and photograph bear cubs under a new state law.

Excerpt: Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill that will free up the owners of an Upper Peninsula ranch to let visitors pet and take pictures with bear cubs.

The law allows the handling of bear cubs less than 36 weeks old or weighing no more than 90 pounds, but limits it to already existing facilities.

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Source: Detroit Free Press