Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association v. Board for the
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In a 1938 opinion the appellate court held that HMSA's purpose of protecting hawks from hunting was not charitable. In part this was because it conflicted with Pennsylvania's law and policy governing the killing of hawks that are caught in the act of destroying livestock and poultry.
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