A Homer man was federally indicted last month on charges of illegally transporting black bears and making false records in violation of the Lacey Act, according to an April 26 release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Alaska.

The April 21 indictment alleges that in May 2018 Travis Larson, 47, and his company, Alaska Premier Sportfishing, used a 65-foot vessel, the Venturess, and a 16-foot motor boat to transport bears illegally harvested by four Norwegian hunters, according to the release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Larson allegedly submitted false harvest location records of the bears, stating that they were taken from Nuka Island when they had been transported from Beauty Bay and Surprise Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park, the release said.

The Lacey Act was enacted in 1900 and bans trafficking fish, wildlife or plants taken illegally.

If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison and $20,000 fine on each count, the release said.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and Alaska State Troopers are investigating the case.