Upper Snake Region Commissioner Brody Harshbarger was charged March 6 with seven misdemeanor violations: three counts of unlawful taking of game animals, one count of hunting without an appropriate tag, one count of hunting from a motorized vehicle, one count of shooting across a public highway and one count of trespassing on private property to hunt. Each charge carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. Several of the charges also carry possible $750 civil penalties and hunting license revocations of one to three years. Harshbarger has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday, but the governor’s office provided the Idaho Statesman with a letter indicating that Harshbarger has decided to “voluntarily postpone” his commissioner duties.