Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 19 September 2011
A Thunder Bay man has been fined $1,000 and banned from fishing in Ontario for a year for angling-related offences.
Mark Brigden was fined $250 for fishing without a licence and $750 for making a false statement to a conservation officer.
The court heard that on March 16, 2010, a Chapleau District conservation officer checked Brigden while he was ice fishing on Racine Lake in Racine Township. Brigden indicated to the officer that he left his sport-fishing licence in Thunder Bay. Bridgen was given 10 days to produce the licence. His licence was never produced. This was Bridgen’s third fishing licence-related offence.
Justice of the Peace Theodore A. Hodgins heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Chapleau, on September 14, 2011.
To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your local ministry officer during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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