NLIS 3 January 29, 2003 (Forest Resources and Agrifoods) St. Brendan�s man pleads guilty to wildlife charge Cyril Alyward Jr. of St. Brendan�s was recently fined $1,000 and prohibited from holding a big game licence for five years after he pled guilty in Gander Provincial Court to hunting big game during closed season. A second man involved in the same incident also pled guilty last November on a big game charge and was also fined $1,000 and prohibited from holding a big game licence for five years. In addition to the fines, big game meat and a firearm were forfeited to the Crown in both cases. The investigation took place in the St. Brendan�s area in 2002 by Gambo district conservation officers and resulted in several residence searches and a quantity of big game meat, firearms and ammunition seized. Media contact: 2003 01 29 2:40 p.m. |
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