{"id":533245,"date":"2023-01-01T02:41:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T23:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-happens-if-you-bring-a-raccoon-into-a-north-dakota-bar\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T02:41:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T23:41:43","slug":"what-happens-if-you-bring-a-raccoon-into-a-north-dakota-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-if-you-bring-a-raccoon-into-a-north-dakota-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"#What happens if you bring a raccoon into a North Dakota bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a726dc033\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-if-you-bring-a-raccoon-into-a-north-dakota-bar\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_happens_if_you_bring_a_raccoon_into_a_North_Dakota_bar%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What happens if you bring a raccoon into a North Dakota bar&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_happens_if_you_bring_a_raccoon_into_a_North_Dakota_bar%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What happens if you bring a raccoon into a North Dakota bar&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A wild raccoon walked into a bar at h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y hour \u2014 and, no joke, a woman earned a year\u2019s probation for getting it there.<\/p>\n<p>Erin Christensen, 38, earned her sentence after she was arrested in September for bringing the raccoon, which she named Rocky, into a bar in Maddock, North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Christensen pleaded guilty Tuesday to providing false information to law enforcement, tampering with evidence and unlawful possession of a furbearer.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a raccoon as a pet, as well as a bat or skunk, is illegal in North Dakota because the animals are known carriers of rabies, according to the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> and Fish Department.<\/p>\n<p>Rocky was euthanized by authorities after testing negative for rabies.<\/p>\n<p>Christensen\u2019s other charges stem from her refusal to disclose the location of the raccoon when questioned by authorities, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/crime-and-courts\/woman-sentenced-to-year-of-probation-must-pay-1-100-in-maddock-raccoon-incident\/article_3a00ec56-7fcd-11ed-99e9-cfe315a8b67b.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom\">the Bismark Tribune reported.<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon3.png?w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Erin Christensen's pet raccoon Rocky\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon3.png?w=1316 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon3.png?w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon3.png?w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon3.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Erin Christensen\u2019s family found Rocky on the side of the road and were nursing it back to health when she took it to the bar on Sept. 6.                                    <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">GoFundMe<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon2-.png?w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Erin Christensen's pet raccooon Rocky\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon2-.png?w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon2-.png?w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon2-.png 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Rocky was euthanized by authorities after testing negative for rabies.                                  <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">GoFundMe<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon.png?w=587\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Erin Christensen's pet raccoon rocky\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon.png?w=880 880w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon.png?w=587 587w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon.png?w=293 293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/rocky-north-dakota-raccoon.png 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        \u201cRocky was the sweetest boy ever and did not deserve to be put down,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">GoFundMee<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christensen faced up to about two years in jail and a $7,500 fine, but Northeast District Judge Donovan Foughty gave her a suspended six-month jail sentence and a year of probation, as well as a $1,100 in fines and fees, instead. <\/p>\n<p>Her family found the raccoon on the side of the road and were nursing it back to health when it was brought into the bar on Sept. 6, Christensen said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe took him into the bar not knowing raccoons were such a big deal, someone who has a huge problem with her in the first place reported her to the department of health,\u201d Christensen\u2019s family wrote on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/justice-for-rocky-help-for-a-family-member?qid=943fbc566205d0a1cb39df9982ccdfd1\">GoFundMe<\/a> page created to raise legal fees for Erin. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRocky was the sweetest boy ever and did not deserve to be put down,\u201d the family continued.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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