ENFORCEMENT CHECK LEADS TO FISHING CHARGES

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Twelve charges were laid against anglers stopped by Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers at a game and fish check station east of Fort Frances.

On September 26, 2008, conservation officers from Fort Frances, Atikokan and Dryden districts checked 155 non-residents and 14 residents vehicles who had been hunting or fishing, or possessed game or fish. In addition to the charges, the officers issued nine warnings.

The ministry’s Dryden canine unit conducted eight vehicle inspections and assisted in the discovery of a large over limit of fish.

The violations included over limits of fish, transporting fish packaged so they could not be identified or counted, and failure to produce a licence. Conservation officers are also continuing to investigate a number of other violations.