Terrace Bay Resident Fined $1000 By MNR
$1,000 Fine For Shooting From Road
February 15, 2011
An Ontario resident has been fined for shooting at a deer from a roadway.
Donna Parise of Terrace Bay pleaded guilty to shooting from a roadway and was fined $1,000.
Court heard that on October 23, 2010, conservation officers received a call that a high-powered rifle had been discharged off Villeneuve Road in Kenora. Officers met Parise on Villeneuve Road. She said she had fired a single shot at a deer from the centre of the road, but believed she had missed. Deer hair was found at the site but no deer was recovered. Parise’s rifle was seized and will be returned upon payment of the fine.
Justice of the Peace Robert McNally heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Kenora, on February 1, 2011.
The ministry reminds hunters that it is illegal to shoot from, down or across a public road. Hunters in northwestern Ontario should be aware of proposed regulation changes regarding firearms and roadways.
For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the 2010-2011 Hunting Regulations Summary, available at ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres, from licence issuers and at ontario.ca/hunting.
To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
