CORNER BROOK, Newfoundland
and Labrador, March 16, 2006 - Three men
from Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador,
were convicted in Provincial Court on March
10, 2006, for offences under the federal
Migratory Birds Convention Act.
George Allan Neil, 58 years old, was convicted
of all 19 offences for which he was charged
under the Migratory Bird Convention Act
and received a total fine of $5,000. Mr.
Neil was sentenced to three years of probation
and a 10-year prohibition during which time
he is restricted from hunting or being in
the company of anyone hunting migratory
birds. Mr. Neil is not permitted to hold
or use a hunting or fishing license until
all fines are paid. In addition, he has
forfeited a 20-foot fibreglass boat, two
motors, firearms, ammunition and other items
seized that were connected to the illegal
hunting and selling of birds.
Lyndon Scott Neil, 28 years old, was convicted
of all 11 offences for which he was charged
under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
He has received a total fine of $3,000,
and was sentenced to three years of probation
and a five-year prohibition during which
time he is restricted from hunting or being
in the company of anyone hunting migratory
birds. Mr. Neil is not permitted to hold
or use a hunting or fishing license until
all fines are paid.
Randy Chislett, 29 years old, was convicted
of all seven offences for which he was charged
under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
He has received a total fine of $3,000,
was sentenced to three years of probation
and a five-year prohibition during which
time he is restricted from hunting or being
in the company of anyone hunting migratory
birds. Mr. Chislett is not permitted to
hold or use a hunting or fishing license
until all fines are paid. In addition, he
has forfeited a shotgun, ammunition and
bird pickers.
These charges were laid as the result of
a three-year investigation led by Environment
Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service into
the illegal hunting, selling and trading
of migratory birds on the Southwest coast
of Newfoundland.
The investigation was a joint operation
with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department
of Natural Resources. The individuals were
apprehended in April 2005, with the assistance
of officers from the Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Natural Resources, the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police and Fisheries and
Oceans Canada, Newfoundland Region.
