Golf course did not break law in attempted squirrel poisoning

NTIOCH, Calif. (AP) - The Contra Costa County agriculture commissioner said.A suburban golf course that put out pesticides to poison squirrels did not violate the Endangered Species Act.

The Mount Diablo Audubon Society had asked for an investigation of Roddy Ranch Golf Club, saying the group violated terms of its land-use permit by putting out poisoned bait for the ground squirrels that burrow in the grass.

Agricultural Commissioner Edward Meyer said an investigation found no violation of the Endangered Species Act and he said the golf course distributed the bait only once and stopped when there was a complaint.