Q: Throughout an interplay with a Conservation Officer, what’s the minimal data an angler or hunter should legally present?
James Anderson, North Bay
A: Underneath the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, any one that is the holder of a licence or authorization, or an outside card, should produce it upon the request of a conservation officer. Within the case of anglers and hunters, they’d legally be required to be carrying each their outside card (if relevant) and their licence or a doc that’s “deemed” a sport fishing licence, comparable to authorities identification that reveals somebody is over 65 years of age and a resident of Canada.
Except for licences, an angler or hunter who’s checked by a Conservation Officer is required to reply any questions which might be related to the inspection, comparable to, what number of fish has the particular person caught, and produce for inspection any fish, wildlife, firearms, ammunition or different factor that’s related, for instance, bait getting used for fishing.
ANSWER BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, MNRF
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Initially printed within the Fall 2021 problem of Ontario OUT of DOORS journal. Ask a CO can also be an everyday function within the print version.
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