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CAMPBELL RIVER – A Campbell River man has been sentenced to three months in jail for illegally hunting and trafficking in wildlife meat.
Conservation officers, with the assistance of Comox Valley RCMP and members of the Comox Valley Citizens on Patrol, arrested Andrew Stanley Paul in Courtenay on Dec. 16. The charges were laid after a joint investigation by Campbell River conservation officers and members of the Conservation Officer Service’s Special Investigations Unit.
In Courtenay Provincial Court on Dec. 19, Paul pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking in wildlife meat, hunting with a rim fire cartridge and hunting with the aid of a light.
In addition to 90 days in jail,
Paul is prohibited from being in a
motor vehicle containing flashlights or other illuminating devices, firearms,
bows, ammunition, arrows, or dead wildlife from one hour after sunset to one
hour before sunrise, for a period of five years.
Anyone with information on violations is urged to call the Ministry of Environment’s Report All Poachers and Polluters hotline. The public can confidentially report violators 24 hours a day, seven days a week by visiting www.rapp.bc.ca or by calling 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).
The B.C. Wildlife Federation offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the conviction of those found responsible for violating environmental laws.
Charges are laid under the Wildlife Act, which regulates hunting and angling and ensures the sustainable management of the province’s wildlife resources.
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Conservation Officer 250 337-2411 |
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