City Fined Him for NOT Cutting a Branch — Federal Law Said Otherwise

A San Antonio homeowner was hit with a $300 city fine for NOT trimming a tree branch — but there was a bird's nest in it, and cutting it could've been a federal crime under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. He tried explaining that to the city. They fined him anyway. Hunter King dug into this story, and the moment KSAT made a call to code enforcement, the ticket was dropped, the fine was dismissed, and the city promised to use the case to update officer training. But Rob says the damage is done — and he wants to make sure this never happens to anyone else. Watch the full story on ksat.com