Planned code change may make horse capture legal on rez

Tribal leaders reportedly discussed the issue of feral horses on the reservation in a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and declared a state of emergency, with a proposed law change to be addressed at a Jan. 24 meeting.

The tribal Colville Business Council had declined a bid Jan. 8 from Utah-based Sun J Ranch to remove over 1,000 horses from the reservation. The growing population of feral horses are s...