DFO promoting the names of the people they convict of poaching
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fishinforever
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The fines just aren't big enough to stop em
bigdogg1
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I agree with you. There really is no teeth to these numbers. As this is a Federal publication, does anyone know who actually sets the numbers? They appear in court and then is it solely up to the court to decide an arbitrary number or is there a preset range of fines per offence?
My point is, to whom do we recommend increasing the penalty?
Gong Show
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If there is a commercial, ie money making, component to the offence, the fine is usually much stiffer.
That can be found to be true in the published list.
BC courts operate on the step wise sentencing principle.
Each subsequent sentence will be greater than previous.
Both sides make argument in court as to the sentence.
Mandatory minimums are not good things.
That can be found to be true in the published list.
BC courts operate on the step wise sentencing principle.
Each subsequent sentence will be greater than previous.
Both sides make argument in court as to the sentence.
Mandatory minimums are not good things.
Father and son fined $31,000 for crab fishing offences
Majority of fines to be spent on fish conservation projects on Haida Gwaii
Andrew Hudson
Sept. 6, 2018
https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/father-and-son-fined-31000-for-crab-fishing-offences/
Majority of fines to be spent on fish conservation projects on Haida Gwaii
Andrew Hudson
Sept. 6, 2018
https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/father-and-son-fined-31000-for-crab-fishing-offences/
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